Principal Software Engineer - Digital Assets (Java, Spring Boot, AWS)

Job Description:

Principal Software Engineer

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Fidelity Digital Assets®, a Fidelity Investments Company, is developing a full-service enterprise-grade platform for storing, trading and servicing digital assets, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.  Our goal in Core Custody product area is to design and build a suite of digital asset services and investment applications to serve the unique and varying needs of our institutional and retail investors.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of the Platform engineering team. You’ll get the opportunity to develop your skills, collaborate across Fidelity teams and continue to learn in a fun, collaborative, iterative, and rapidly changing environment.

This is a hands-on role where you will write code for product features. You will work closely with the architects to build secure, scalable, resilient cloud-based microservices utilizing modern software development practices. You will help design and implement REST API clients and services, exchange asynchronous messages between services, and use SQL databases to manage data. You will also write automated unit and integration tests, package software using containers, coordinate builds using continuous integration pipelines and prepare your services for deployment on AWS.

The Expertise You Have

• Expert in core Java technologies and frameworks like Spring Boot
• Proficient in databases and SQL
• Understanding of AWS or other cloud platforms and containerization technologies such as EKS and Docker
• Experience working with version control systems like GIT.
• Experience with asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services such as Kafka, SNS and SQS
• An understanding of microservice architectures and twelve factor app patterns
• Ability to build reliable software that can withstand unreliable environments
• Unit and integration test automation using Junit and spring boot test framework
• Provide actionable feedback in Pull request reviews
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools for code generation, refactoring, and debugging is an advantage
• Experience building and deploying applications using continuous integration pipelines and automated deployment tools such as Jenkins.

The Skills You Bring

• A solid and strong foundation in software engineering – bachelor’s degree plus preferred, 8 plus years’ experience
• Possess critical thinking skills to build end-to-end solutions
• Passionate and committed to learning new things and developing with the latest technologies and frameworks
• Work well in both a small agile team and independently, having a strong user focus
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at a given time
• Able to clearly articulate API strategies to all partners
• Lead engineering practices such as code and design reviews, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipeline.

The Value You Deliver

• Work with product management on requirements, decompose epics into stories, and deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations
• Build scalable, resilient, cloud-based systems aligned with our long-term strategy
• Provide outstanding support, including on-call support when necessary
• Provide technical leadership on the team and mentor software engineers

Why Fidelity Digital Assets®?

Fidelity Digital Assets® embraces an entrepreneurial culture and startup mindset while serving as one of the most innovative business units within Fidelity Investments. Our global, diverse team of 800 plus forward-thinking professionals lead with agility and creativity to build solutions that bridge the gap between traditional institutional investors and their exposure to digital assets.  The firm’s tenure and experience across multiple business lines present our employees with unprecedented access to knowledge, technology, and resources that help our team reshape the future of finance.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.