Principal Software Engineer – Digital Assets Common Library

As the Principal Software Engineer on the Common Library Team, you will design and build common capabilities that support projects spanning multiple engineering groups at Fidelity Digital Assets℠.  Examples of common capabilities include messaging and leader election. This is a hands-on role where you will write code and guide technical direction.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required

• 8+ years of experience designing and building large scale production distributed systems to support public facing websites

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot

• Passionate about creating common libraries and services that increase the productivity of engineering teams

• Ability to build reliable software that can withstand unreliable environments

• Prior experience designing APIs and resilient messaging services 

• Familiarity with AWS services architecture and solution patterns is preferred

• Proficient in databases and SQL 

• Experience building and deploying applications using continuous integration pipelines and automated deployment tools

• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at a given time

The Team 

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. 

Fidelity Digital Assets℠ embraces an entrepreneurial culture and startup mentality while serving as one of the most innovative business units within Fidelity Investments. Our global, diverse team of hundreds of 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. 

Within Fidelity Digital Assets℠, the Architecture Team is responsible for the technical vision across Fidelity Digital Assets℠.  The team works with both technology and product teams to design secure, scalable, resilient cloud-based services while ensuring that user requirements are met.