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
2.0
Jul 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My immediate team is great. I'm able to work on exciting work where I have an impact. My direct manager is awesome. I have had plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in my career. Once every 2 weeks, we get a Learning Day. It's my favorite benefit.

Cons

The upper management went off the rails during Covid. They used to treat you like an adult and trust you to get the job done. Now they have gone full force back into 20th century command-and-control mode and micromanagement with 21st century technology. It's increasingly dystopian. I could see it coming and warned about it in previous reviews, but upper management, especially HR, is going to destroy this company. It deeply hurts me to write this. I have spent almost 2 decades here. Fidelity used to be a "we"; now it is a "they". I can't recommend this as a place to work because I don't know what the next random misguided HR policy will be, and I don't want that on my conscience.

3.0
May 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand, Free cab/transport Free food voucher

Cons

Too much meetings Managers do favour some reportees Apart from work one has to do other curricular activities

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