DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.
There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!
About the Role:
We are looking for a Software Engineer Level 2 to join our Brokerage Platform as a Service and API teams. In this role, you will contribute to the design and development of Drivewealth back office platform on cloud using Java, Kafka, Postgres. You'll work on building event-driven microservices, ensuring that our platform can process high volumes of accounts and transactions in real-time with low latency. You will also help improve the performance and scalability of our systems.
As a Software Engineer, you will work closely with senior engineers and technical leads to build and maintain cloud-native applications that support the growth and scalability of our brokerage platform. You will have opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies, focus on system performance, and gain valuable experience in a fast-paced, cloud-native environment. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow technically while making a significant impact on the product and business.
What You'll Do:
- Develop and maintain Java applications with a focus on high-performance, scalable, and resilient systems that can handle large volumes of transactions related to various asset classes like equities, options, mutual funds, fixed income etc.
- Contribute to building event-driven microservices using messaging systems like Kafka to enable asynchronous communication and scalability
- Work on multi-threaded programming to ensure optimal system performance in concurrent environments
- Collaborate with the team to integrate and improve CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated, fast, and reliable software delivery
- Participate in automated testing, writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and system stability
- Assist with optimizing system performance and troubleshooting any issues related to latency or throughput
- Work with other engineers to ensure high availability and fault tolerance for critical services
- Contribute to technical discussions, learning from senior engineers, and sharing your knowledge with peers
What You'll Need:
- Solid understanding of software engineering foundations including data structures, cloud computing, algorithms, databases and curiosity to learn new technologies
- 2-4 years of experience in software development, with a focus on Java and relational databases and building high-performance systems
- Exposure to multi-threading and concurrent programming to build systems that perform efficiently in multi-core environments
- Exposure to event-driven architecture and working with messaging systems like Kafka or ActiveMQ
- Understanding of database partitioning and sharding techniques to handle high-throughput, distributed databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and platforms like AWS
- Experience with CI/CD tools and understanding of automated software delivery practices
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and improve system efficiency
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and a focus on maintaining code quality
- A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively within an agile development team
- Good communication skills to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have, But Not Required:
- Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and basic knowledge of Kubernetes
- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus or Grafana
- Interest or experience in financial systems or brokerage platforms
- Basic knowledge of cloud security practices, including securing data and managing access
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.
Please note: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.
We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York and Chicago teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions. To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer full insurance coverage, a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays, and extended leave.
How We Think About AIWe leverage AI to work smarter and move faster. We seek AI curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction and improve outcomes to deliver product faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes. Your ability to leverage our internal tools and technology to drive results is as important to us as your core domain expertise.
CompensationPay is generally based upon the level, complexity, responsibility, location and job duties / requirements of the specific position. We then source candidates with the requisite skills, expertise, education, training, and experience. If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about our compensation philosophy and other available benefits. This role is eligible for base, bonus, equity, 401(k) match, and heavily subsidized benefits and perks.
Equal Employment OpportunityTo build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us at [email protected].
Agency DisclaimerDriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. DriveWealth is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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