Staff Engineer

Fidelity Investments

Job Description:

Join Fidelity Labs, our in-house new business incubator, as the Staff Engineer, New Ventures. In this senior technical role on the New Ventures team, you will architect, build, and scale the core components of multiple early-stage startups within Labs. You will be hands-on with code from day one, moving fast from 0 to 1, and you will shape the technical vision, roadmap, and execution across a portfolio of new ventures. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and platform engineering partners to deliver rapid iterations and robust integrations with Fidelity's broader ecosystem and other complex external systems.

The Role

As the Staff Engineer in New Ventures, you will:

• Ship production-quality code and model engineering excellence through hands-on leadership.

• Rapidly take concepts from prototype to MVP and toward scalable products in ambiguous and evolving environments.

• Design and build scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that integrate with large, complex platforms, internal and external.

• Own key architectural decisions and the technical roadmap for venture pods, break down complex problems, and set clear engineering direction.

• Drive rapid technical iteration and prototyping, learn from user feedback, and instrument product and platform metrics.

• Lead critical technical initiatives through ownership and influence, mentor engineers and contractors, and establish standards and best practices that allow teams to scale.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and platform teams to deliver best-in-class SaaS and platform experiences across the Labs venture portfolio.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 or more years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record of building and scaling SaaS or platform products from the ground up.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in digital asset development, including cryptocurrencies, blockchain protocols, and decentralized applications (dApps).

• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality, production code in modern languages and frameworks.

• Deep experience designing and integrating with large, complex systems and APIs.

• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action in fast-paced, early-stage environments.

• Experience providing technical leadership, including mentoring, establishing engineering standards, and coordinating delivery with cross-functional teams.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate technical requirements for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The Team

This opportunity is brought to you by Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments' in-house new business incubator. 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 ambitious problem solving, with the scale and stability of an industry leader. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com (https://labs.fidelity.com/).

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.

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