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Director, Software Engineering

Fidelity

Location

Durham, NC

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/26/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.4% approval-62% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

This position is for a Director of Software Engineering focused on designing and developing enterprise web applications in a financial services environment. The role emphasizes cloud-native solutions and scalable architecture using various technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and Node.js. The candidate will provide technical leadership to development teams and drive strategic technology initiatives. The position requires a strong background in cloud technologies and mentoring junior team members.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field and six years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering.
  • Alternatively, a Master’s degree in a related field and four years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering.
  • Demonstrated expertise in building highly available, scalable microservices and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience in developing financial services applications for investment analytics and wealth management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture design for analytics capabilities and cloud-native application development.
  • Develop complex enterprise applications, components, and subsystems across multiple cloud platforms.
  • Oversee technical implementation of cross-divisional architectural components and cloud migration initiatives.
  • Provide technical leadership and supervision to multiple development teams on organization-wide projects.
  • Coordinate with internal and external technical resources to produce strategic cloud-based designs.
  • Champion deployment of major project deliverables and ensure QA readiness of software solutions.
  • Establish full project life cycle plans for complex cloud projects across multiple platforms and environments.
  • Plan and coordinate project schedules, assignments, and resource allocation for multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Advise senior management on technical strategy, cloud adoption, and technology roadmap planning.
  • Mentor and coach junior team members.

Benefits

  • Fidelity offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, retirement contributions, comprehensive healthcare coverage, parental leave, tuition assistance, wellness programs, and extensive professional development opportunities.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Fidelity Technology Group Llc D B A Fidelity Investments

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

64

FY2026

Approval rate

99.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

1,080

FY2026

Entry-level share

1.5%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-62%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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