Principal - SE - Java Full stack with US Healthcare Domain

Job tittle - Principal - Software Engineering

The Purpose of This Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Software Engineer to join our Fidelity Health Benefits Platform (FHB) team within Workplace Investing (WI) . As a member of the FHB Product Development team, you will design, develop, and own scalable and resilient enterprise-grade solutions that powers FHB's platform capabilities. Using modern technology stacks and cloud-native architectures, you will build and continuously enhance systems aligning with enterprise software development practices. This role empowers you to contribute across the full development lifecycle while collaborating with multi-functional teams.

The Value You Deliver

As a Principal Software Engineer in Product Development, you’ll be at the forefront of driving the technical vision and implementation of our FHB platform. In a culture that values agility, and continuous delivery, you’ll play a key role in building scalable, resilient, and secure applications that meet the demands of a growing client base. You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your expertise across the full development lifecycle—from developing microservices and integrating APIs to deploying on modern cloud infrastructure—while collaborating with multi-functional teams to deliver impactful features and enhancements.

The Skills that are Key to this role

Technical

• Technical Leadership: Defines technical direction and leads development efforts
• Advanced Java & Microservices: Designs and develops scalable microservices using Spring Boot
• Database Design - Advanced SQL, PostgreSQL, DB Design and analysis skills with focus on performance and scalability
• Platform Design: Designs scalable, secure, and high-performance systems for the product features following enterprise guidelines
• Cloud-Native Expertise: Deep understanding of cloud deployment models and infrastructure
• CI/CD Strategy: Owns CI/CD processes and ensures release reliability
• Security & Compliance: Leads secure development practices aligned with enterprise standards
• UI/UX & Frontend: Exposure to modern UI frameworks like Angular and TypeScript
• Messaging & Eventing: Proficient in event-driven systems
• Dev Assist Tools : Hands-on experience with tools like GitHub CoPilot, Gemini and has the ability to evaluate use cases across dev process
• Quality Ownership: Defines testing standards and drives quality initiatives
• Environment Management: Experienced in managing and optimizing mature product environments

The Skills that are Good to Have for this role

• Exposure to the US healthcare Payor domain is preferred

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

As a Principal Software Engineer at Fidelity Health Technology, you will play a key role in shaping the technical implementations for the capabilities you own in the FHB platform. Your work directly influences the scalability, performance, and reliability of our products, enabling seamless and secure experiences for our users. By leading feature development, mentoring team members, and contributing to architectural decisions, you help accelerate product development and ensure technical excellence.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree - Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems with 8+ years experience
• Proficiency in Java, REST API, Spring Framework , SQL
• Experience with enterprise grade distributed application and support

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

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