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Principal Software Engineer

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Principal Software Engineer

Merrimack, NH

Job Description:

The Role

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.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of the Settlement Services 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 squad and architect 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 Postgres 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.

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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 ECS and Docker
  • Experience working with version control systems like GIT.
  • Experience with asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services such as 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
  • 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 + preferred, 8+ years' experience
  • Possess critical thinking skills to build end-to-end solutions
  • Experience with API design using Swagger Hub to Build, Collaborate & Integrate APIs
  • Able to clearly articulate API strategies to all partners
  • 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
  • Participate in 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
  • Mentor junior software engineers

The Team

The Settlement Services Team is responsible for essential back-office operations such as data processing, storage and retrievals for both Retail and Institutional channels. Additionally, the services manage the orchestration, aggregation, and settlement for all transactions. Multiple services within the Custody and Retail space interact with the API endpoints exposed by the Settlement Services team.

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 130+ 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.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.

Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.

Client-provided location(s): Merrimack, NH, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2104441
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program

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