Director - Software Engineering

2 weeks ago


Bengaluru, India Fidelity Investments Full time
Job Description:

Job Title: Director - Software Engineering

The Purpose of This Role

We are seeking a hands-on, technically fluent Director, Software Engineering to lead the design, development, and governance of our modern, enterprise-grade, multi-tenant platform in our Fidelity Health Benefits Platform (FHB) team within Workplace Investing (WI).

How your Work Impacts the Organization

This role is central to defining the platform's technical vision, ensuring architectural integrity, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. You will work across multiple development team and business and technology to deliver cohesive, scalable and resilient platform capabilities that drive business value.

The Value You Deliver

  • Shape the technical foundation of a secure, scalable, multi-tenant FHB platform.
  • Drive technical excellence through governance, reusable patterns, and cross-team consistency.
  • Foster a high-performance culture through mentorship, continuous learning, and technical leadership.
  • Lead with hands-on expertise, guiding teams through complex technical challenges.
  • Continuously evolve platform maturity by adopting emerging technologies and developer productivity tools.

The Skills that are Key to this role

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead platform design and delivery with a focus on scalability, security, and extensibility.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, prototyping, and decision-making.
  • Establish technical governance for coding standards, security, and quality.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to align platform strategy and execution.
  • Drive cloud-native and AI-enabled development practices.
  • Champion DevOps, CI/CD, and shift-left testing for efficient delivery.
  • Ensure secure development and compliance with enterprise standards.
  • Promote developer productivity tools like GitHub Copilot and Gemini.
  • Foster engineering innovation through evaluation and adoption of modern practices.
  • Mentor senior engineers and cultivate a culture of technical excellence.

The Expertise We're Looking For

Core Technical Expertise:

  • 15+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering large-scale, distributed enterprise applications.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in Java and open-source frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, and Kafka.
  • Strong understanding of multi-tenant SaaS architecture, including tenant isolation, configuration, and scalability.
  • Proficiency in cloud-native development (preferably Azure), with experience in containerization and orchestration.
  • Solid grasp of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and observability.

Architecture & System Design:

  • Proven ability to lead component-level and system-level design, ensuring modularity, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Expertise in microservices, API-first design, and event-driven architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of data architecture, including relational and NoSQL databases, data streaming, and integration patterns.
  • Deep understanding of secure development practices, compliance, and governance.

Software Engineering Practices:

  • Strong coding skills with a focus on clean code, design patterns, and testability.
  • Active involvement in code reviews, technical design reviews, and refactoring initiatives.
  • Advocate for shift-left testing, test automation, and continuous quality.
  • Experience with developer enablement tools such as: Static code analysis (e.g., SonarQube); Test automation frameworks (e.g., JUnit); CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions); Dev Assist Tools (e.g., GitHub CoPilot, Gemini)
  • Leadership & Collaboration:
  • Experience leading multi-functional development teams, driving technical excellence and delivery accountability.
  • Hands-on involvement in component design, architecture evolution, and technical roadmap planning.
  • Strong mentoring skills with a focus on engineering growth, code quality, and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Effective communicator with the ability to translate technical vision into actionable plans and align with business goals.

Preferred Domain Experience:

  • Background in healthcare benefits technology or other regulated industries is a strong plus.

Location: Bengaluru or Chennai

Shift timings: 11:00 am - 8:00pm

Certifications:
Category:

Information Technology


  • Senior DFT Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Director Full time

    Role & responsibilities :We are seeking an experienced Senior Design for Testability (DFT) Engineer with a proven track record in implementing and optimizing DFT methodologies for complex SoCs and ASICs. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in scan insertion, ATPG, MBIST, and JTAG along with strong knowledge of ASIC design flows and tape-out...


  • Greater Bengaluru Area, India Smart Food Safe : Quality & Food Safety Management Software Full time

    About the Company Smart Food Safe is a SAAS-based software company transforming food safety and quality management through innovative digital solutions. Our platform empowers food businesses to streamline compliance with global standards, automate audits, manage documentation, and enhance operational efficiency. We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge...


  • Bengaluru, India SLK Software Full time

    Job Description : Engineering Manager / Director Location : Bangalore Employment Type : Full-time Experience : 1015+ the Role : We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager/Director to lead and scale our engineering organization. This role requires deep expertise in SaaS architectures, AI/ML integration, and agile practices, along with strong people...


  • Bengaluru, India Kobie Full time

    Join our India Tech Hub – Be among the first hiresKobie, a 35-year veteran of the loyalty industry, a multi-year Forrester Leader, and USA Top Workplace is expanding its global footprint by establishing a Tech Hub in India. Kobie partners with global brands to build deep connections with their customers through personalized, data-driven loyalty experiences...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Kobie Full time ₹ 12,00,000 - ₹ 36,00,000 per year

    Join our India Tech Hub – Be among the first hiresKobie, a 35-year veteran of the loyalty industry, a multi-year Forrester Leader, and USA Top Workplace is expanding its global footprint by establishing a Tech Hub in India. Kobie partners with global brands to build deep connections with their customers through personalized, data-driven loyalty experiences...

  • QA Director

    2 weeks ago


    Bengaluru, India Ascendion Engineering Full time

    Job Overview - Test Director We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Testing Director to join our growing organization. The Testing Director will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of our products through effective testing and quality assurance practices. If you have a passion for testing and quality assurance and have a...

  • QA Director

    2 days ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Ascendion Engineering Full time ₹ 1,04,000 - ₹ 1,30,878 per year

    Job Overview - Test DirectorWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Testing Director to join our growing organization. The Testing Director will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of our products through effective testing and quality assurance practices. If you have a passion for testing and quality assurance and have a...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Jones Lang LaSalle Full time

    JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services advisory and technology for our clients We are committed to hiring the best most talented people and empowering them to thrive grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India JPMorganChase Full time ₹ 15,00,000 - ₹ 20,00,000 per year

    Job Summary:As a Director of Software Engineering of 55ip is looking for an experienced leader of software development on its client-facing and data applications across its investment management platform that serves investment advisory (RIA) & wealth management firms. The ideal candidate for this role has successfully designed, delivered and maintained...


  • Bengaluru, India JPMorganChase Full time

    Job Summary: As a Director of Software Engineering of 55ip is looking for an experienced leader of software development on its client-facing and data applications across its investment management platform that serves investment advisory (RIA) & wealth management firms. The ideal candidate for this role has successfully designed, delivered and maintained...