Director of Trading Engineering

2 days ago


Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Fidelity Investments Full time
Job Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled Director, Trading Engineering to join our team in Jersey City, New Jersey.

The Role

The Director, Trading Engineering will be responsible for designing and implementing high-quality, timely, and maintainable software solutions in an agile environment that meet functional and non-functional business requirements. This role will involve partner and stakeholder engagement, design, and release support. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing and developing low-latency trading systems, knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols, and experience in building matching engines, OMS/EMS, or exchange-connectivity platforms.

  • Design and implement technology solutions for the Fidelity Digital Assets business
  • Develop high-performance algorithms for trading and crypto trading
  • Work closely with business partners to contribute to business-critical initiatives
  • Demonstrate software engineering excellence through continuous integration and continuous deployment
  • Stay current with IT blueprint, frameworks, and technologies that benefit the company and improve productivity; guide junior team members on technology
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders and large cross-functional teams as part of work delivery
  • Follow best practices and contribute to innovative solutions to increase productivity
  • This is a hands-on role where you will write code for product features
  • Set technical direction for software developers by concluding design with other tech leads and architecture

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
  • At least 12 years of software engineering experience
  • Strong background in designing and developing low-latency trading systems
  • Knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols
  • Experience in building matching engines, OMS/EMS, or exchange-connectivity platforms
  • Experience using kernel bypass, e.g., Solarflare OpenOnLoad
  • Extensive experience with modern Java using zero GC pattern
  • Highly proficient in ultra-low latency design patterns and optimizing trading systems
  • Hands-on experience with low-latency messaging products, such as Aeron, Solace, or 29West
  • Proficient in SQL and a working knowledge of relational and time-series databases
  • Experience with designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers, and resilient messaging services
  • Understanding of microservice architecture and cloud-based deployments
  • Ability to build reliable software that can withstand unreliable environments
  • Can provide leadership and mentorship across small, agile teams in a collaborative environment
  • Solid analytical, communication, and organizational skills
  • Interest in and experience with cryptocurrencies and a passion for keeping up-to-date in the space
  • Drive and ability to deliver software with a high degree of automation
  • Proficient with version control systems and can handle development for multiple releases in parallel
  • Learning mindset and ability to demonstrate versatility in addition to specialization
  • Ability to work effectively with both partners and project team members
  • Knowledge of Agile methodologies or iterative development processes
  • Knowledge of Acceptance test-driven development a plus
  • Ability to take ownership
  • Coach team members and take accountability for deliverables
  • Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills
  • Great attitude, being a mentor, team player, and effective contributor
  • Focus on productivity
  • Experience in Capital markets or Crypto Currency specifically with exposure to Trading, Algo Trading

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 adopts an entrepreneurial culture and startup approach 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.

As a senior-level engineer, you will be an integral part of the Trading 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. It is a great opportunity to build secure, scalable, resilient cloud-based services utilizing modern software development practices. You will get the opportunity to develop your skills, collaborate across Fidelity teams, and continue to learn in a fun, collaborative, iterative, and rapidly changing environment.

The Fidelity Digital Asset Trading Team is responsible for platform services and APIs that manage trading of crypto currency. Platform contains a crossing engine and a smart router that would connect and send client orders to other exchanges and liquidity providers. In addition to aggregating market data and routing orders, the platform also includes multiple internal/external facing user interfaces and API and services to support the platform.

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