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Software Engineering Manager - Chapter Leader - Galway

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Fidelity Investments

4d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Engineering
    IT & Cybersecurity
  • Galway

AI generated summary

  • You need a tech degree, 10+ years in software leadership, team mentoring, AWS expertise, and familiarity with Java, SpringBoot, and CI/CD practices. Strong communication skills are essential.
  • You will lead a team, drive agile practices, mentor members, align talent with business priorities, influence backlogs, remove impediments, and share industry insights to enhance productivity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a technology related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) required.
  • This role requires 10+ years of proven technology leadership experience in designing and building highly scalable software solutions.
  • Expertise in Engineering methodologies in at least one tier of the stack and strong awareness and appreciation in the other tiers.
  • Experience leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing people and teams
  • Experience identifying and acquiring talent needs; and resource planning and talent allocation across large organizations
  • Financial services experience, preferred but not required
  • Oversight of design, implementation of secure, scalable, and highly available enterprise systems utilizing Amazon Web Services
  • Proficiency with distributed platforms with a solid understanding of non-functional requirements, crucial for developing robust applications
  • Facilitate technical mentorship for your team in terms of PL/SQL, Java Webservice & JavaScript development. Familiarity with frameworks like SpringBoot, Angular and knowledge of Messaging technologies like Kafka is desirable
  • Promotes practices and capability development across the squad in areas such as Quality, Automation, DevOps, CI/CD, Design, and Code Reviews
  • Oversees the management of the technology backlog for the platform, collaborating closely with other Chapter leads to ensure team is meeting Technology Lifecycle Management KPIs.
  • Collaboration with a diverse, global team to ensure seamless integration and delivery of high-quality software solutions.
  • You are an inspirational people leader, capable of developing others to accelerate their journey to mastery.
  • You possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with which you build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships and relationships at all levels of the organization
  • You optimally develop and proactively share your knowledge and perspectives and build the same expectation within your chapter
  • You are intellectually curious and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring and coaching
  • You take a data-focused approach to decision making, in day-to-day leadership and strategic tradeoff analyses

Responsibilities

  • As a Strategic Advisors Technology Chapter Leader, you blend deep Engineering solutions and practices with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing associates. You are deeply committed to improving the value delivered to our customers. In an agile structure you will collaborate with other leaders to establish the standards for your chapter, influence the strategic decisions and build solutions with your expertise. You will directly manage a team of chapter members who primarily work within autonomous squads across a product area, but report directly to you. You are dedicated to helping them grow and develop in their knowledge area and ensure alignment on the “how” of the work they perform. You are committed to developing your own expertise and knowledge to bring the latest thinking to your role to empower others with that knowledge.
  • You work in partnership with Squad Leaders and other Chapter Leaders aligned to the Model Management Product Area. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile leadership behaviors, you evolve and sustain our innovative, agile culture. The team partners with the investment teams in Strategic Advisors on various projects including model construction, portfolio construction and trading Managed Accounts. We create high quality, robust, and efficient high-responsive solutions that are used to enhance Strategic Advisors productivity and decision-making processes.
  • Ensuring chapter talent composition aligns with strategic business priorities including workforce planning vital to provide increased value and results for customers and the business
  • Supporting and empowering chapter members, to enable delivery of increased value in their teams
  • Enabling an agile and frictionless organization by demonstrating agile behaviors
  • Proactively partnering with Chapter Area, Product Area Owner, Center of Excellence, and Product Owners to:
  • influence strategic backlog and prioritization decisions related to your area of expertise
  • measure performance through established objectives and KPI’s to deliver agreed upon business, technology, and people results
  • align chapter members across squads and tribes to ensure the best utilization of talent while also building learning opportunities and learning day content to develop skills
  • set and apply standards and ensure the work performed is aligned with established road maps
  • remove impediments to delivering value
  • Actively sharing insights, knowledge, industry practices and developments across the organization

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Software Engineering Manager - Chapter Leader.

Where is this position located?

The position is located in Galway, Ireland, and follows a hybrid work model with one week a month onsite.

What qualifications are required for this role?

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a technology-related field, along with 10+ years of proven technology leadership experience.

Is financial services experience preferred for this position?

Yes, financial services experience is preferred but not required.

What responsibilities does this role have regarding team management?

This role involves directly managing a team of chapter members, coaching, mentoring, and developing associates to help them grow in their knowledge area.

What technical expertise is emphasized for this position?

Expertise in Engineering methodologies, proficiency with distributed platforms, and the ability to oversee the design and implementation of enterprise systems utilizing Amazon Web Services are emphasized.

Are there specific programming languages or frameworks that candidates should be familiar with?

Yes, familiarity with PL/SQL, Java Webservice, JavaScript development, and frameworks like SpringBoot and Angular is desired, as well as knowledge of messaging technologies like Kafka.

What is the company culture like at Fidelity?

Fidelity fosters a work environment that values diversity, teamwork, collaboration, and encourages innovative ideas and fresh thinking.

How does this role contribute to the organization?

This role contributes by ensuring chapter talent composition aligns with strategic business priorities, empowering chapter members, and actively sharing insights and knowledge across the organization.

How can applicants request accommodations during the application process?

Applicants can initiate a request for accommodation by contacting AccommodationsIreland@fmr.com.

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Fidelity Investments

Finance
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1946
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.

Benefits

  • Commuter benefit program

  • Dependent care flexible spending (FSA)

  • Mental health resources

  • Discount programs for employees

  • Maternity & parental leave

  • On-site health & wellness centers