Engineering Manager, DriveWealth

• 8–12 years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management role
• Strong technical background in building and operating external-facing APIs at scale, particularly in domains involving user management, identity, or account systems
• Experience owning API design decisions — versioning, backward compatibility, contract-first development, and deprecation management
• Prior experience working on APIs consumed by external partners or third-party developers
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the ability to communicate API changes to external partners
• Familiarity with Java-based systems and relational databases handling high-throughput transactional workloads
• Experience working in cloud-native environments (AWS preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Users and Accounts API team
• The Users and Accounts team owns the foundational APIs that power user identity, account lifecycle management, KYC/AML workflows, and account configuration across DriveWealth's brokerage platform
• These APIs are consumed by external partners and internal product teams alike, making them among the most critical and high-traffic services in our ecosystem
• In this role, you will serve as both a people leader and a technical owner for the Users and Accounts domain
• You will drive the team's roadmap, prioritize initiatives based on partner needs and business impact, and ensure that the APIs your team owns are reliable, performant, well-documented, and easy for developers to integrate with
• This is a high-impact leadership role that requires strong technical judgment, deep understanding of API-first product development, and the ability to operate effectively in a regulated fintech environment where correctness, security, and compliance are non-negotiable
• Own the Users and Accounts API roadmap, aligned with partner onboarding goals, regulatory requirements, and product growth
• Act as the domain owner for user identity, account lifecycle, KYC/AML, and account configuration - ensuring API contracts are well-designed, versioned, and backward compatible
• Define success metrics for the team's APIs (e.g., API reliability, latency SLAs, error rates)
• Ensure APIs are designed with external developers in mind — clear contracts, comprehensive documentation, consistent error handling, and intuitive behavior
• Extend and enforce API design standards, versioning policies, and deprecation practices for the Users and Accounts domain
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers
• Establish clear expectations, goals, and career development paths for team members
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and accountability for the APIs the team ships
• Drive predictable delivery of API features and improvements using agile practices
• Ensure the team delivers high-quality, well-tested code with a strong emphasis on backward compatibility and zero-downtime deployments
• Manage technical tradeoffs between delivery speed, API stability, and long-term maintainability
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools and practices to improve team velocity, code quality, and testing coverage across the Users and Accounts domain
• Partner closely with Compliance, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure user and account APIs meet regulatory requirements (KYC, AML, data residency, privacy)
• Collaborate with Core Platform, DevOps, and SRE teams to ensure the team's services are well-instrumented, scalable, and operationally sound
• Work with Product, Partnerships, and Professional Services to understand partner needs and translate them into API improvements
• Communicate domain direction, API changes, and deprecation timelines clearly to both internal stakeholders and external partners