Director Architecture - Mobile iOS

We’re actively seeking for a passionate individual who is humble, curious, and hungry to learn.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in mobile architecture & development, with an eye towards desktop, tablet and wearable platforms and has a passion for business innovation and leverages the right tools and frameworks to design & develop stable, robust, and resilient apps that best serve our customers.

The Team

Fidelity Personal Investing Architecture teams change and influence the future of Personal Investment (PI) applications and products in our next generation of experience platforms. We are a comprehensive central architecture practice, leading Information Technology (IT) strategy and architecture transformation, IT oversight and governance, promoting collaboration and open communication to facilitate better decision-making at all levels. Technology changes lives. Our strategies and solutions make that happen!

The Purpose of Your Role

As a member of the architecture team, you will take part in a whole new integrated experience platform. You will work with architecture and application teams to help champion innovation, drive standardization, and deliver modern technology patterns across the stack for our customers' use. You will contribute to the product roadmap evolution in conjunction with business unit product goals and provide leadership in computing services, adoption of platforms and consolidation across our team's initiatives.

The Expertise You Have

An ideal candidate will have a solid computer science foundation, an effective combination of interpersonal and technical skills, and a passion for learning and expanding into other technologies. You have worked closely and built positive relationships with UX, product owners, QA, and customers building rich UX mobile and desktop applications.

The Skills You Bring

· 10 years of experience in software engineering writing native mobile and/or desktop applications

· 3 years of AppKit macOS UI development

· 6 years of iOS app development using Swift, and Objective-C. C/C knowledge a plus

· Familiar with SwiftUI and Apple’s cross-platform development

· Knowledge of APIs, infrastructure, data architecture, security, and emerging technologies in Apple’s ecosystem (familiarity with Android and Web ecosystems a plus)

· Knowledge of Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS

· Good understanding of design patterns, such as Clean Architecture, Redux, or MVP/MVC

· Experience building GraphQL, RESTful, and/or web sockets clients

· Passion for writing readable, maintainable, and well-tested code

· Strong desire to experiment and work with the latest Apple, AWS, and Android technologies

· Good understanding of the full mobile development life cycle. Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies

· Experience with agile development, DevOps, Automated Testing and Continuous Delivery

· Ability to work both independently and with all levels of the organization, including technical and non-technical team members.

· Experience or certification in Cloud-based (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc...) Architecture is beneficial

· Contribution to the open-source community would be beneficial

The Value You Deliver

· Collaborating with peers finding opportunities to refactor design and development practices and improve customer experience.

· Contributing to the development of digital architecture blueprint by monitoring industry and technology trends and directions.

· Ensuring technology decisions align with Apple, Android, architecture standards and strategies.

· Evaluating and recommending technology and frameworks for flexibility, long-term viability, and time to market.

How Your Work Impacts the Organization You will be embedded in a squad and work directly with its members to prioritize and handle what needs to be done and in what sequence to deliver customer facing applications. You will coordinate closely with your squad leader and colleagues across the enterprise to stay aligned on business and technology goals and make sure your squad is progressing and delivering against them. You will also occasionally represent the voice of the customer, and make sure squad members understand their needs and preferences.

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2022. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Many of our associates are continuing to work remotely temporarily due to COVID-19. When Fidelity employees eventually return to the office, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling "Dynamic Working."

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email toaccommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.