Principal Software Engineer, RUST, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

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Principal Software Engineer developing the DeFi Yield Gen Platform at Fidelity. Collaborating with engineers, mentoring team members, and utilizing modern development practices.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeNew Hampshire, New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $107,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerJenkinsRustSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Principal Software Engineer on the DeFi Yield Gen Platform team, you’ll get the opportunity to develop your skills and collaborate with engineers across Fidelity in a fun and dynamic environment.
You will work closely with technical leaders and Architects to build a secure crypto yield generation platform utilizing modern software development practices.
As a senior member of the team, you will mentor engineers on the best practices for Software development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
8+ years' of progressive experience in software engineering using programming languages like RUST
Hands-on experience building resilient services in RUST
Proficient in databases and SQL
Familiarity with L1 & L2 blockchains such as Ethereum is a plus
An understanding of microservice architecture
Ability to build reliable software that can withstand unreliable environments
Experience building unit and integration tests
Experience building and deploying applications using continuous integration pipelines and automated deployment tools such as Jenkins
Core possess critical thinking skills to build end-to-end solutions
Passionate and committed to learning new things and developing with the latest technologies and frameworks
Work well in both a small agile team and independently, having a strong user focus
Strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at any given time
Participate in engineering practices such as code and design reviews, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipelines
Strong organization skills and attention to details
Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms and containerization technologies such as Docker is a plus
Experience with asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services such as SNS and SQS is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
market-leading retirement
generous paid time off and parental leave
charitable giving employee match program
educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career

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Hard Skills & Tools

RUSTSQLmicroservice architectureunit testingintegration testingcontinuous integrationautomated deploymentasynchronous workersresilient messaging servicesblockchain

Soft Skills

critical thinkingmentoringcommunicationorganizationattention to detailuser focusagile teamworkindependenceanalytical skillspassion for learning