Data Engineer, DriveWealth
$130-150k
More information about location
Office located in Financial District, NY
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$130-150k
More information about location
Office located in Financial District, NY
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years working on data ingestion (CSV, JSON, REST), data transformation (DBT), and orchestrating data pipelines (Databricks and/or Airflow)
- Experience working within a larger data team: CI/CD process leveraging GitHub and AGILE development where possible
- Programming Languages: Python, SQL, Spark (PySpark, Spark SQL)
- Declarative Languages: YAML, Terraform
- Databases: DynamoDB, Unity Catalog, PostgreSQL, SQL Server
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent program
Desirable
- Experience with the financial market and trading concepts
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance-driven reporting (e.g. FINRA, GDPR)
- Experience with business intelligence reporting (Sigma)
What the job involves
- The Data & Analytics team is dedicated to building innovative data products that provide actionable insights, empowering our partners to succeed
- We focus on curating and maintaining key data sources and statistics that serve both internal and external stakeholders
- We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our growing team
- This role will work closely with cross-functional teams to interpret and clarify requirements, architecting efficient and scalable data solutions
- You'll play a key part in shaping the future of data at DriveWealth, balancing competing priorities and laying the groundwork for long-term growth while delivering high-quality data products
- Finally, the candidate should be excited about coming into a team in the process of shaping the direction of data and analytics at DriveWealth, this means balancing competing priorities and laying the groundwork for scale
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Python, and SQL, implementing a "Medallion" architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to support financial and brokerage functions
- Own the transformation layer using dbt, ensuring that complex financial logic is codified into high-performance, modular, and reusable data models
- Develop and monitor end-to-end ELT/ETL processes, leveraging Databricks Workflows or Airflow to ensure timely and reliable data delivery
- Optimize Spark jobs and SQL queries for maximum efficiency, managing compute costs while improving data latency
- Implement rigorous data quality checks and validation frameworks (using dbt tests and custom Python) to ensure "source of truth" accuracy across trade and transaction data
- Optimize SQL query performance for the reporting suite
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand data requirements and proactively address future feature needs
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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