Senior Software Engineer, Core Trade

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 API-based platform empowers partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides 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.

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.

About the role

• 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 delivery of high-impact Java projects, including greenfield work 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.
• Deliver solutions for global partners across Fixed Income, Options, and Equities asset classes.

Requirements

• Experience in brokerage, trading, fintech, or e-commerce.
• Experience with Fixed Income and Options asset classes.
• Experience deploying applications within AWS.
• 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.
• Ability to write effective unit and integration tests.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Operating system and networking fundamentals.

Skills

Nice to have:

• 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 Linux shell scripting.

Location

This role is open to candidates in New York, NY or Chicago, IL on a hybrid basis (2-3 days/week in-office). Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Pay

$165,000 – $180,000 USD

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity.
• 401(k) match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness reimbursement.
• Company-provided phone.
• Personal development allowance.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and observed holidays.