Full Stack Software Development Engineer, DriveWealth
$160-175k
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
Job no longer available
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$160-175k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The proper candidate will have experience building applications and working in a highly-available and scalable environment
- We seek someone that has an exceptional attention to detail and values simplicity over complexity - both in code and communication
- You will express your opinions confidently about what you create while also providing constructive feedback on things you haven't
- 3+ years experience withTypescript and a solid understanding of modern JavaScript features found in ES8+
- Experience with React, TypeScript, WebSockets, RxJs, and/or other related technologies
- Strong understanding of unit testing React applications with React Testing Library or a similar tool
- Familiar with end to end testing using tools such as Playwright or Cypress
- Experience in agile software development and production deployment
- Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software
- Ability to leverage experience to collaborate on UI design solutions
- Experience with a 24x7, highly-available architecture
- Strong technical writing skills
- Strong verbal communication skills. An ability to explain technical concepts and designs understandably to a wide audience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Desirable
- History of delivering user-driven software products at a high scale in a technology first, rapid-growth company
- Experience with core java, multithreading, concurrency, GC
- Knowledge of Java fundamentals, data structures, and best practices for modern software development
- Understand how to write effective unit and integration tests with Gherkin syntax
- Understanding of JMS and message brokers such as Kafka
- Experience with POSTGRES database environments
- Experience with Amazon Web Services
- Understanding of FIX messaging fundamentals
What the job involves
- The Software Development Engineer 2 will work with our Core Trade and DriveWealth Institutional teams
- You’ll be on a dynamic and productive team, building an ultra-high throughput and low latency trading system and the tools needed to run it
- You’ll work with leading technologies to re-engineer our mission-critical trading stack to be industrial-grade
- You’ll work hands-on across our Institutional team, directly with the business, quants, and our trade desk
- Work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders, including trade desks, quants, product managers, risk, and compliance
- Responsible for the technical design and delivery of new React/Typescript frontend and Java backend projects
- Work with the Broker-Dealer operations and compliance teams to support and enhance the trading system
- Work within your team to set and execute on specific goals and deliverables
- Partner with business and technical leadership to imagine, develop, test, and launch web applications
Our take
Robo-advisory products and fractional share trading have expanded the investment industry's reach, attracting a broader audience than ever before. This shift has necessitated a redesign of the fintech industry's infrastructure to meet the growing demand for accessible, efficient investment options.
DriveWealth plays a pivotal role in this transformation by developing APIs that serve over 100 global fintechs, challenger banks, and digital wallets. Its infrastructure enables seamless robo-advisory services and fractional-share trading, giving retail investors access to US markets and offering innovative stock-reward programs. Among its partners are notable companies like Revolut, MoneyLion, and Hemista.
As the company continues to grow, it remains focused on scaling its business by enhancing its technology stack, pursuing strategic acquisitions, and expanding its team. It is well on its way to its ultimate goal of providing tools that empower companies to create investment products that are both accessible and convenient for everyone.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$450m
SERIES D
Oct 2020
$56.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $552.8m
Company benefits
- Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
- Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to rest and recharge, so we provide paid time off including paid holidays and unlimited vacation time. We also strongly believe in work-life balance and, therefore, offer fully remote and hybrid work positions based on role requirements
- Professional developmnet: We believe one of the greatest contributions we can make is investing in our employees’ professional development. Therefore, we offer financial support toward continuing education courses, academic coursework, professional conferences, earning professional certifications, and membership fees to professional organizations
Company HQ
Financial District, New York, NY
Leadership
Naureen Hassan
(CEO)Previously President of the Americas at UBS, was on the Board of Governors at FINRA and Partnership For New York City and was the First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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