What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer position at Fidelity Investments?
Job Description
As a Lead Engineer at Fidelity Labs, you will lead the development of innovative, customer-facing Blockchain products for a greenfield project. You will architect and build secure, scalable, and user-centric digital asset solutions from the ground up, driving the DeFi vision for Fidelity Labs’ Blockchain initiatives. Collaborating with product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams, you will develop and implement ground breaking blockchain-based systems focused on FinTech use cases, ensuring robust security, performance, and flawless user experiences. Additionally, you will mentor engineers, contribute to open-source communities, and represent Fidelity Labs’ Digital Assets startup as a thought leader in the Blockchain space.
The Expertise And Skills You Bring
We are Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments’ in-house software incubator and digital studio. Founded in 2005, Fidelity Labs has played a critical role in driving growth and innovation for the firm. The Fidelity Labs organization has a portfolio of new businesses and is constantly prototyping concepts for Fidelity’s next new ventures.
Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life—building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon-shot ambition—with the scale and stability of an industry leader. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.
The base salary range for this position is $126,000-255,000 USD per year.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
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.
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.
Certifications
Category:
Information Technology
As a Lead Engineer at Fidelity Labs, you will lead the development of innovative, customer-facing Blockchain products for a greenfield project. You will architect and build secure, scalable, and user-centric digital asset solutions from the ground up, driving the DeFi vision for Fidelity Labs’ Blockchain initiatives. Collaborating with product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams, you will develop and implement ground breaking blockchain-based systems focused on FinTech use cases, ensuring robust security, performance, and flawless user experiences. Additionally, you will mentor engineers, contribute to open-source communities, and represent Fidelity Labs’ Digital Assets startup as a thought leader in the Blockchain space.
The Expertise And Skills You Bring
- 10 years of proven experience designing and leading all aspects of large-scale, secure, and highly available financial or Blockchain systems, including architecture reviews, vendor selection, and migration planning.
- 10 years of proven experience designing and delivering secure, scalable developer platforms and cloud-native applications on AWS, combining API-first architecture, microservice and container-based design, and automated infrastructure management to enable reliable, observable, and extensible systems for internal and external developers.
- Proficiency with document, distributed, and relational databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL (JSONB), and MySQL, along with experience in large-scale data stores and analytics systems like BigQuery, Elasticsearch, or Snowflake for managing and querying unstructured and structured data.
- Experience in TypeScript, Python, Rust, or Go in developing server side, API driven application
- Experience with agile development, rapid prototyping, iterative feature validation, and continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide engineering teams, encouraging technical excellence and innovation through collaboration and effective communication in a hybrid work environment.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with designers, product managers, multi-functional teams, senior partners, and customers to communicate, explain, and align technical solutions with product vision, business goals, and strategic priorities.
- Experience utilizing, integrating, and ideally contributing to open-source software projects, with an understanding of community standards, licensing, and best practices for open collaboration.
- Passion for staying at the forefront of Blockchain innovation, with a proactive approach to exploring emerging blockchain technologies and trends
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, Cryptography, Engineering, or a related field (preferred but not required)
We are Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments’ in-house software incubator and digital studio. Founded in 2005, Fidelity Labs has played a critical role in driving growth and innovation for the firm. The Fidelity Labs organization has a portfolio of new businesses and is constantly prototyping concepts for Fidelity’s next new ventures.
Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life—building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon-shot ambition—with the scale and stability of an industry leader. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.
The base salary range for this position is $126,000-255,000 USD per year.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
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.
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.
Certifications
Category:
Information Technology
Salary : $126,000 - $255,000