Job Description:
The Role
Are you interesting in joining a dynamic, innovation focused, high impact team? Do you enjoy building new products and services in a collaborative, fast paced environment?
Join Fidelity Labs, our in-house new business incubator, as the Founding VP of Engineering for an early-stage SaaS platform targeted at Charitable sector. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting, building, and scaling the technical foundation of a modern SaaS solution. Building the management capabilities of investments, grants, and compliance needs within the platform. You will be hands-on with code from day one, moving fast from 0-1, and will play a critical role in shaping the technical vision, roadmap, and execution. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and other technical teams within Labs to deliver rapid iterations and robust integrations with other large, complex systems.
As the Founding VP of Engineering, you will:
Write production-quality code and lead by example as a hands-on technical leader.
Rapidly take the product from 0-1, iterating quickly in ambiguous and evolving environments.
Design and architect scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that integrate with other large, complex platforms (internal and external).
Own and drive the technical roadmap, breaking down complex problems and setting technical strategy.
Be an expert at rapid technical iteration, prototyping, and learning from user feedback.
Build and lead the initial engineering team, and eventually scale and manage a large technical organization (including hiring, mentoring, and managing sprint planning, delivery, and technical operations).
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver a best-in-class SaaS experience for charitable foundations.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building and scaling SaaS products from the ground up.
Demonstrated ability to write high-quality, production code in modern languages and frameworks.
Deep experience designing and integrating with large, complex systems and APIs.
Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
Experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and managing technical delivery.
Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical requirements for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position
The Team
Fidelity Foundations Services is a new business within Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments’ in-house new business incubator. Founded in 2005, Fidelity Labs has played a critical role in driving growth and innovation for the firm. Foundation Services’ mission is to create a foundation administration platform offering that allows foundation operators to focus on their mission. We are an industry leader in innovation and build client centered technology solutions.
Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life—building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon-shot ambition—with the scale and stability of an industry leader. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.
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Information TechnologyFidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.
