Base Salary
$126k - $255k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement technology solutions for Fidelity Digital Assets trading systems.
- Develop high-performance algorithms and ultra-low-latency cryptocurrency trading systems.
- Build and maintain matching engines, OMS/EMS capabilities, exchange connectivity, smart routing, market-data aggregation, APIs, and resilient services.
- Write code for product features and provide design, release, and delivery support.
- Set technical direction for software developers in partnership with technical leads and architects.
- Collaborate with business partners, stakeholders, and large cross-functional teams on business-critical initiatives.
- Guide, coach, and mentor junior engineers and contribute to organizational innovation.
- Deliver reliable, maintainable, secure, scalable software with a high degree of automation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- 10+ years of trading engineering experience.
- Capital markets or cryptocurrency experience, including trading or algorithmic trading exposure.
- Strong experience designing and developing low-latency trading systems and modern Java using zero-GC patterns.
- Knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols.
- Experience building matching engines, OMS/EMS platforms, or exchange-connectivity systems.
- Experience with kernel bypass technologies such as Solarflare OpenOnLoad.
- Hands-on experience with low-latency messaging products such as Aeron, Solace, or 29West.
- Proficiency in SQL and working knowledge of relational and time-series databases.
- Experience designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers, and resilient messaging services.
- Understanding of microservice architecture, cloud-based deployments, and sequencer architecture.
- Ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, ownership, and accountability across agile teams.
- Proficiency with version control systems and handling multiple releases in parallel.
- Knowledge of Agile or iterative development processes; acceptance test-driven development is a plus.
- Strong analytical, communication, organizational, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Interest in cryptocurrencies and commitment to keeping current with the digital-asset space.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support.
- Market-leading retirement benefits, paid time off, and parental leave.
- Charitable giving employee match program.
- Educational assistance, including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources.
- The role is based in Jersey City, NJ, and Fidelity is transitioning toward a full-time onsite working model; onsite expectations may vary during the phased rollout.
- The position is a full-time, hands-on individual contributor role.
About Fidelity
Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve. Fidelity’s strength comes from the scale of our diversified, market-leading financial services businesses that serve individuals, families, employers, wealth management firms, and institutions. With assets under administration of $15.0 trillion, including discretionary assets of $5.9 trillion as of March 31, 2025, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a broad and growing customer base. Privately held for 78 years, Fidelity employs more than 77,000 associates across the United States, Ireland, and India. For our Terms and Conditions, please visit http://go.fidelity.com/LIterms