The Role
We are looking for a Principal Front End Engineer to join us!
As a Principal Front End Engineer, you will play a key role on Scrum teams and within Digital Platforms Technology. You will be encouraged to gain understanding of all the components of our web applications and will work with the members of the squad to deliver outstanding customer experience solutions. The ideal candidate should show ease at making personal connections and enjoy partnering across a diverse group of roles. You will work closely with the Squad Lead, Scrum Master, Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Architects to craft, build, test, and deliver the features that make up Fidelity’s Digital experiences. You will also be expected to provide guidance and mentoring to the others.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring 8+ years of software engineering experience; with a focus in financial services applications is a plus. BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience required. Appreciation for and alignment to standard methodologies regarding object-oriented design, coding standards, RESTful service consumption and integration, as well as GraphQL consumption and integration. Proficiency with server-side/mid-tier languages, frameworks, libraries, and related technologies: NodeJS, NestJS, and GraphQL. Client-side language, library, and framework proficiency: Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, NPM, HTML/CSS, and RxJS. Robust critical thinking skills coupled with a desire for growth, to learn and to engage with peers in technical and design discussions. Demonstrated experience in communicating technical needs and capabilities to non-technical team members, product owners, and partners. Shown leadership skills in driving the workforce while guiding / mentoring junior developers. Ability to apply a long-term mentality to help produce scalable and maintainable solutions. Experience collaborating in a team environment to develop, deploy, and support key applications and features. A demonstrated understanding of the Agile software development methodology. Extensive experience decomposing sophisticated business problems into creative, efficient, and scalable solutions. Relevant knowledge of modern application architecture patterns and emerging technologies, including common design patterns, secure application development, and test coverage. Your experience with the following will be a plus: DevOps concepts governing SCM, continuous integration, monitoring, and deployment processes. Enterprise application architecture patterns and orchestration frameworks. Docker containerization and AWS cloud deployment and application management via the AWS console. AWS certification(s), as well as experience with Nx and Monorepos. The W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation. The TeamFidelity's Workplace Solutions (WS) Digital Platforms Technology team designs, develops, implements, and supports WS’s suite of Digital products and services. The Digital Platforms development team focuses on delivering innovative solutions which meet the needs of our customers. Our systems professionals thrive, with a steadfast dedication to innovation, which nurtures a culture of continuous improvement and significant achievement. We see ourselves as a vital link to Fidelity's customers. This is a fast-paced group that is using ground-breaking technologies to build powerful tools and outstanding user experiences for our customers, using Java-based technologies.
You will support digital experience scrum teams within Employer Platform Product Area.
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