Director, Software Engineering

Fidelity Financial Services

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Durham, NC
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About Fidelity Financial Services

Fidelity Investments is one of the largest financial services companies in the world, offering brokerage services, mutual funds, retirement planning, wealth management, and life insurance to individuals and institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Investment Management

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TL;DR · Director, Software Engineering

The Director, Software Engineering oversees the building of data pipelines and the creation and evaluation of Machine Learning models using distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark. This role leads cross-organizational data engineering and ML platform initiatives, defining reference architectures, engineering standards, and governance frameworks. Key responsibilities include overseeing end-to-end technical execution for large-scale programs, including capacity planning, platform modernization, and cloud cost optimization. The position requires expertise in PyTorch, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS SageMaker, Jenkins, Snowflake, FastAPI, and Terraform. Candidates must design scalable cloud solutions using Amazon EC2, RDS, Lambda, and Step Functions while implementing RAG and agentic frameworks. The work involves solving complex data analytics problems by managing data drift, monitoring prediction uncertainty, and ensuring system reliability across enterprise big data architectures.

What you'll do

  • Oversee the building of data pipelines and the creation and evaluation of Machine Learning models using Apache Spark.
  • Lead the design and oversight of cross-organizational data engineering and ML platform initiatives and reference architectures.
  • Manage end-to-end technical execution for large-scale programs, including capacity planning, platform modernization, and cloud cost optimization.
  • Define technical success metrics and lead deep-dive reviews of architecture, performance, and system reliability.
  • Implement tools for detecting data drift, monitoring prediction uncertainty, and automating model explanations.
  • Research and recommend new technologies and methods to support the strategic direction of the business unit.
  • Provide technical supervision and leadership to multiple teams on complex organization-wide projects.
  • Architect and deploy scalable cloud solutions using AWS services, Terraform, Docker, and Jenkins.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field and six years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field and four years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering.
  • Experience designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end ML pipelines and scalable cloud infrastructure.
  • Expertise in developing and troubleshooting PyTorch on-prem and cloud environments using Python and PostgreSQL.
  • Expertise in building and deploying ML models in AWS SageMaker using Jenkins and Snowflake.
  • Expertise in architecting scalable cloud solutions using Amazon EC2, RDS, SageMaker, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
  • Expertise in containerization with Docker and implementing big data computing strategies using CI/CD processes.
  • Expertise in developing ML solutions using FastAPI, MCP architectures, A2A agentic frameworks, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

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