Principal Crypto Wallet Architect

The Role

We are seeking a Principal Architect to lead the design and evolution of our custodial wallet platform at Fidelity Digital Assets™. This is a hands-on role that blends deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and cross-functional collaborations. Job responsibilities include:

• Wallet Architecture: Design, harden, and evolve our wallet infrastructure to ensure security, scalability, and extensibility.
• Engineering Enablement: Provide hands-on support to engineering teams to unblock critical paths, guide architectural and implementation decisions, and ensure consistency in design patterns.
• Prototype Development: Rapidly prototype and validate new ideas, tools, or technologies to de-risk initiatives and inform product direction.
• System Investigation: Partner with engineering to investigate root causes of complex system behaviors, performance bottlenecks, and integration challenges.
• Code Quality Leadership: Conduct high-quality pull request reviews across squads to uphold engineering excellence and consistency.
• Technical Roadmap Influence: Collaborate closely with product and engineering leadership to shape and influence the technical roadmap.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with 8+ years of experience
• Deep technical knowledge of at least one public blockchain protocol, transaction processing, and smart contracts – the ideal candidate has experience in multiple blockchains and with these projects in production environments
• Expertise in core Java technologies and frameworks like SpringBoot
• Proficient in SQL with working knowledge of database technologies such as Aurora PostgreSQL
• Experience building and deploying applications using continuous integration pipelines and automated deployment tools such as Jenkins
• Experience with asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services
• Knowledge of systems, controls and techniques for identity, authorization, and authentication management
• Can provide leadership and mentorship across small, agile teams in a very collaborative environment where your ideas are welcome
• Solid analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• An interest in and experience with cryptocurrencies and a passion for keeping up to date in the space

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 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 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.

Within Fidelity Digital Assets, the Architecture Team is responsible for the technical vision across Fidelity Digital Assets. The team works with both technology and business teams to design secure, scalable, resilient cloud-based services while ensuring that user requirements are met.

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.

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.