Hiring: Vice President, Software Engineering (Electronic Trading) Company: Fidelity Investments Location: Jersey City, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:24:03 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, C, C++, CI/CD, Capital Markets, Equities, Event-Driven, GitHub, Jenkins, Kafka, Linux, Maven, Python About the job Experience: •20+ years of hands-on software design and development experience in the electronic trading domain. •10+ years of technical leadership, managing a team, and mentoring software developers Required Skills: •Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. •Architect and develop distributed, event-driven electronic trading systems optimized for low latency and high throughput. •Design and implement complex algorithmic trading systems for equities and options. •Partner cross-functionally with internal and external teams to deliver robust and resilient systems. •Lead performance tuning and optimization efforts across the platform. •Lead and mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices. •Support production and non-production environments, including off hours or weekend support as needed. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent. •Expertise in C/C++, Python, and Linux. •Deep experience with low latency messaging systems (e.g., 29West/Ultra-Messaging, Kafka). •Proficiency in KDB+ or other time-series databases. •Strong background in building scalable, distributed, asynchronous, and event-driven applications. •Advanced knowledge of low latency design patterns and performance optimization techniques. •Solid understanding of the FIX protocol and FIX engines. Compensation: •$140,000 - $285,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!