Vice President Digital Assets Trading Engineering

Fidelity Financial Services

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Work type
On-site
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Salary
$140,000–$285,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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This role $212k
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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $170,937–$256,325 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $214k for comparable roles.

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About Fidelity Financial Services

Fidelity Investments is one of the largest financial services companies in the world, offering brokerage services, mutual funds, retirement planning, wealth management, and life insurance to individuals and institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Investment Management

Fidelity Financial Services currently has 47 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $123,500–$185,000 across 10 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Vice President Digital Assets Trading Engineering

Vice President, Fidelity Digital Assets® Trading Engineering will join the Trading team to develop high-quality, maintainable software solutions in an agile environment. This hands-on role involves designing and implementing technology solutions for the digital assets business, including high-performance algorithms for crypto trading, while providing technical direction and mentorship to junior members. The candidate will build features using modern Java with zero GC patterns, utilizing technologies such as Aeron, Solace, 29West, and FIX protocols. Key responsibilities include developing low-latency trading systems, managing exchange connectivity, and building resilient distributed systems on AWS using Kubernetes. The role addresses the technical challenge of creating a platform for storing and trading digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Required skills include experience with kernel bypass, SQL, time series databases, and expertise in capital markets or cryptocurrency trading environments.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement high-performance algorithms for crypto trading and low-latency systems.
  • Write production code for new product features in a hands-on engineering capacity.
  • Develop and maintain scalable, resilient cloud-based services using Kubernetes and AWS.
  • Set technical direction by concluding designs with other tech leads and architects.
  • Implement software solutions utilizing zero GC patterns and low-latency messaging products like Aeron or Solace.
  • Mentor junior team members and provide leadership across small, agile development teams.
  • Manage the full software lifecycle including CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
  • Integrate FIX protocols and manage data via SQL and time-series databases.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
  • At least 12 years of software engineering experience.
  • Strong background in designing and developing low latency trading systems for Equities or Crypto.
  • Experience with modern Java using zero GC patterns and ultra-low latency design patterns.
  • Hands-on experience with kernel bypass (e.g., Solarflare OpenOnLoad) and messaging products like Aeron, Solace, or 29West.
  • Proficiency in SQL, FIX protocols, and designing distributed systems with cloud-based deployments using Kubernetes and AWS.
  • Experience in Capital markets or Crypto Currency specifically involving Trading and Algo Trading.
  • Knowledge of Acceptance test-driven development (preferred).

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