Principal - SE - Blockchain & Smart contracts

Job Title : Principal - Software Engineering

The Purpose of This Role

As Ethereum Blockchain Smart Contract you will be part of the Asset Management Technology team with a focus on blockchain use cases for the enterprise.

The Value You Deliver

• Design and develop enterprise blockchain solutions for use across Asset Management BU
• Advocating for and developing new enterprise business use cases across Fidelity

The Skills that are Key to this role

Technical /  Behavioral

• Designing, implementing, and supporting distributed blockchain-based enterprise solutions for the financial/banking/asset management domain
• Designing, writing and building secure and gas-efficient smart contracts for Ethereum based applications/token standard like  ERC20, ERC721, and ERC1400 using Solidity along with third party interfaces and various design patterns like Upgradeable Proxy Pattern.
• Deep expertise in solidity smart contracts, EVM internals and gas-efficient design patterns.
• Evaluate and integrate with multiple blockchain protocols, including both EVM and non-EVM ecosystems(Polygon, Solana, Stellar)
• Building Defi protocols by implementing token standards, staking protocols, yield farming liquidity pools and cross-chain protocols (LayerZero, Wormhole etc.,)
• Hand-on experience with tools/frameworks like OpenZepplin, Hardhat, Ganache, Truffles
• Write comprehensive and automated tests (unit, integration and fuzz) using frameworks like Foundry, Hardhat, Truffle or Brownie
• Hands-on with security audit process, threat modelling and formal verification processes. Integrate audit feedback into production code. Familiarity with security tools Slither, MythX, Echidna.
• Continuously improve code quality through profiling and gas cost optimization techniques.
• Integrating, interoperability, bridging between blockchain/distributed ledgers with external components. Expertise in Oracles integration with Blockchain using Chainlink oracles
• Proficient in blockchain development frameworks like ethers.js/web.js
• Proficiency in two or more of the following languages, Java, Go, Python, Node.js
• Understanding of ZK-Proof, Layer 2 rollups and MEV is must.

The Skills that are Good To Have for this role

• Experience in working with diverse blockchain/distributed ledger implementations like Corda, Hyperledger Fabric
• Working with wallet providers is a plus.
• Working knowledge of cloud platform (AWS/Azure) is a plus.
• Experience in software engineering with large and diverse codebase.
• Excellent writing and communication skills 
• Experience in working on an incubator or accelerator setup is a plus.

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want— from the 23 million people investing their life savings, to the 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits programs, to the10,000 advisors and institutions needing innovative technology solutions to invest their clients’ money. To do this well, as a privately held company, we place a high degree of value in nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to being an employer of choice.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• 9+ years experience
• Computer Science Graduate
• Hands-on Experience with Blockchain and full stack development