Fidelity Investments Principal Software Engineer/Developer reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(226 total reviews)
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Abby Johnson

74% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Principal Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated Fidelity Investments with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 226 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Fidelity Investments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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226 reviews
4.0
Sep 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are incredible, bright people There are plenty of exciting challenges Great benefits, bonus, 401k opportunities, etc Honest desire by management to continuously improve

Cons

There are ... less incredible, not-quite-as-bright people The challenges are there because there's a lot of ancient cruft You might find higher base pay elsewhere Entrenched financial companies are conservative by nature and bold ideas are hard to shepherd into reality

4.0
Sep 12, 2016

General

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good HR Policies, Better Compensation. People stick around for long period.

Cons

Restricting Hierarchies. Oldies in the organization create Red Tape.

3.0
Aug 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Job will last as long as you perform at average levels. Top performers get rewarded with company shares, bonuses etc.

Cons

Old fashioned policies when it comes to promoting. Your advancement is conditional to your current position, qualifications notwithstanding. Company seems to love status quo. Challenges to it are met with resistance. Too many layers and bureaucracy makes everything slow. Project management is stuck in the 90s.

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