Senior Software Engineer, DriveWealth
Core Trade
$160-190k
More information about location
Office located in Financial District, NY
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
Open for applications
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$160-190k
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
- 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
- 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
Desirable
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
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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