Director, Software Engineering (UI)

Director, Engineering Asset Management Technology Foundations

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly accomplished Director of Engineering responsible for the engineering strategy, execution, and evolution of our Integrated Experience Platform capabilities within the Asset Management Technology Foundations organization. This includes integrated web and desktop experience platforms, design systems, shared component libraries and core UI frameworks that power applications across Asset Management.

As a senior engineering leader, you will balance people management responsibilitiesincluding hiring, mentoring, performance management, and talent developmentwith strong engineering craftsmanship. You are expected to remain deeply engaged in technical decisionmaking, design, code quality standards, and engineering best practices, setting a high bar for how software is designed, built, tested, and operated.

You will partner closely with engineering, architecture, UX, and product leaders to shape technical direction, influence platform strategy, and ensure teams are aligned on engineering standards, modern delivery approaches, and disciplined execution. You will actively guide teams through complex technical tradeoffs, design reviews, and platform evolution, while coaching engineers grow both technically and as leaders.

We are looking for a leader who is committed to continuously advancing both their own technical depth and the capabilities of their teamsbringing modern engineering thinking, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement to the organization. This role is ideal for an engineeringfirst leader who thrives on developing people, strengthening engineering discipline, and delivering foundational platforms that enable business outcomes at scale.

If you are a passionate and experienced engineering leader with a strong track record of handson technical leadership, people development, and delivery of highquality platform solutions, we encourage you to apply and help advance our capabilities.

The Team

Architecture and Technology Foundation (ATF) team is a central team within Asset Management that provides ready-to-use solutions composed of standard technology stacks, development frameworks, reusable software components and services. As a member of the team, you will work in close partnership with Asset Management Technology leaders to lead and develop high performing engineering teams while actively shaping the technical direction of our experience platforms.

The Expertise You Bring

• Proven experience leading enterprise integrated experience platforms, owning strategy and execution for web and desktop UI foundations.
• Demonstrated ownership of design systems and shared UI component libraries, including governance, adoption, and longterm evolution across multiple product teams.
• Deep background in modern UI and desktop experience architecture, including scaling componentdriven micro-frontend platforms and enabling consistent, highquality user experiences across applications.
• Strong experience with desktop interoperability platforms and standards, including FDC3, and related interop products, enabling application composition, context sharing, and crossapplication workflows.
• Experience integrating AIenabled capabilities into interoperability platforms, such as contextual intelligence, workflow automation, smart routing of intents, and AIassisted crossapplication experiences.
• Strong understanding of desktop containers, interapplication communication patterns, and orchestration models, including how AI services can enhance realtime decisioning and user productivity.
• Track record of leading engineering talent, while setting clear technical direction and accountability.
• Solid fullstack foundation enabling effective leadership across platforms and supporting backend services, ensuring seamless endtoend integration.
• Recognized ability to influence enterprise engineering standards and platform strategy, particularly across experience platforms, interoperability, and shared UI services.
• Sustained commitment to engineering excellence, talent development, and continuous improvement in large, complex environments.
• Bachelors degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, demonstrating a solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, systems design, and core engineering principles

The Skills You Require

• Ability to coach, mentor, and provide technical guidance to engineers working across platforms, interoperability layers, and AIenabled capabilities.
• Strong handson understanding of Angular, TypeScript, and componentdriven UI development, including modern build, testing, and performance optimization practices.
• Ability to design and evolve UI frameworks and shared frontend capabilities that support both browserbased and desktophosted experiences.
• Practical experience with FDC3 and desktop interoperability platforms (OpenFin / Interop), including context sharing, intents, app discovery, and crossapplication integration.
• Knowledge of desktop containers, windowing models, and interop standards, enabling seamless multiapplication user experiences.
• Ability to design AIenhanced interoperability workflows, such as intelligent context propagation, AIdriven intent resolution, recommendation services, and workflow automation across applications.
• Experience integrating UI and interop platforms with backend and AI services through welldesigned APIs, with working knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, REST, OpenAPI, and OAuth2/JWT.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines supporting frontend assets, shared UI libraries, desktopintegrated applications, and AIenabled services.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure and Kubernetesbased deployment models supporting experience platforms, interop services, and AI workloads.
• Strong operational mindset, including observability, reliability, incident response, and performance tuning, with particular focus on enduser experience and workflow continuity.
• Curiosity and adaptability, with an ongoing focus on modern experience platforms, desktop interoperability, cloud technologies, and AIenabled development practices (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code).

The Value You Deliver

• Ensuring engineering talent, skills, and team composition are aligned with the strategy, longterm technical direction, and organizational priorities, enabling delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable platform capabilities.
• Supporting, mentoring, and empowering engineers to deliver their best work while growing deep expertise across UI platforms, Java, Spring Boot, API engineering, distributed systems, and cloud technologies.
• Driving an agile, learningoriented engineering organization that adopts continuous improvement, collaboration, adaptability, and iterative delivery.
• Championing a culture of engineering excellence, with high standards for reliability, performance, resilience, security, accessibility, and craftsmanship.
• Contributing to and reinforcing engineering best practices, coding standards, design patterns, and platform guidelines, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and quality.
• Bringing strong curiosity and an engineering mindsetconsistently asking why, challenging assumptions, and ensuring delivered solutions provide clear technical and business value.
• Acting as a senior engineering leader who actively innovates, experiments, and evaluates emerging technologies, including cloudnative patterns, platform modernization, and improved approaches to building APIs and services at scale.
• Leading the adoption of modern engineering approaches, including cloudnative architectures, DevOps practices, eventdriven systems, and emerging technologies such as AI/ML where appropriate.
• Building trusted, collaborative relationships with architecture, product leaders, UX partners, and peer engineering teams to ensure alignment on platform strategy and execution.
• Serving as an inspiring engineering leader by sharing knowledge, participating in technical forums, promoting thought leadership, and advocating for modern engineering practices across the broader organization.

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.

Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.