Senior Software Development Engineer, Post Trade

About Us 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 mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with 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. There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. 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. Join us and help build the future of global investing! About the Role We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join our Post Trade Engineering team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of our brokerage systems. You will work closely with our engineering team and other stakeholders to create scalable, low-latency, and highly available trading systems. What You’ll Do • Own the technical architecture, design, and delivery of high-performance, low-latency brokerage systems using Java • Assess the health and performance of software applications and databases, and provide software and technology solutions • Design, develop, and maintain REST APIs and microservices • Work with the Broker Dealer Operations teams to support and enhance the trading and back-end systems for multiple asset classes, such as equities, options, and mutual funds • Define specifications, develop components, modify the existing software stack, prepare test data, and prepare functional specifications • Analyze service and application performance using various programming languages, tools, and techniques • Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines • Support applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting You Bring • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience • At least 5 years of experience in Software Engineering with expertise in Java • Understanding of Test-Driven Development and how to write effective unit and integration tests • Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing frameworks • Proficient in developing and maintaining robust REST APIs and implementing sophisticated event-driven architectures using Kafka, deployed on Kubernetes • Background in financial technology or capital markets is required • Proficient in NoSQL, SQL, and stored procedures, such as in PostgreSQL and MySQL • Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems (writing scripts to extract and transform data) • Knowledge of Jira, Git, and Jenkins • Experience with a 24/7, highly available architecture • Strong experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure • Experience with Scrum and other Agile processes • Strong communication skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Special Knowledge (Nice to Have, But Not Required) • Multiple years of experience in fintech, specifically Post Trade, Payments, or SaaS Locat