Senior Software Engineer, Core Trade

About Us

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

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work on our Execution Services team. You'll build an ultra-low latency, high throughput trading system and accompanying tools that power millions of trades a day! You'll work with cutting-edge technologies to build and improve our mission-critical institutional grade trading engine.

The ideal candidate will have experience building backend applications with a focus on highly-availability and scalability. We are seeking someone who has exceptional attention to detail and values simplicity over complexity in code and communication. We value people who can confidently express their opinions about what they create while providing constructive feedback on things they haven't.

What You'll Do

• Work cross-functionally with teams ranging from trade desks, quants, product managers, risk management and compliance to support and enhance the trading system.
• Lead the technical design and delivery of greenfield Java projects using cutting-edge technology and modern best practices.
• Analyze engine latency and throughput to squeeze out performance in various scenarios.
• Monitor production systems and analyze rich data sets to troubleshoot issues and resolve promptly.

What You'll Need

• Java fundamentals, data structures and best practices for modern software development
• 5+ years of experience with low latency, high throughput distributed systems
• Experience with multithreading and concurrency in Java
• Understanding of Java Garbage Collection
• Must understand how to write effective unit and integration tests
• Strong communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Operating system and networking fundamentals

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.

Special Knowledge (Nice to Have, But Not Required)

• Experience in brokerage, trading, fintech, e-commerce
• Knowledge of message brokers and/or messaging libraries such as JMS, Kafka, ActiveMQ, Aeron or similar
• Experience with application containerization tools such as Docker or Podman
• Experience with FIX messaging protocol
• Experience with PostgreSQL database
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Experience with Linux shell scripting

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.

New York, NY (Hybrid) Pay Range

$160,000 - $190,000 USD

Working at DriveWealth

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 AI

We 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.

Compensation

Pay 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 Opportunity

To 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 recruiting@drivewealth.com.

Agency Disclaimer

DriveWealth 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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