Principal Software Development Engineer

DriveWealth, the pioneer of fractional equities trading and embedded investing, is a visionary technology company that empowers more than 100 partners around the world to engage their customers by placing the markets in the palm of their hand. We believe the future is fractional, transactional and mobile. Every mobile device should be a gateway to accessing investing and savings products, services, advice, and assistance for global citizens of all ages, wealth stages, and levels of financial expertise. DriveWealth’s unparalleled consultative support and cloud-based, industrial strength technology platform allow partners to seamlessly offer branded investing experiences to drive customer acquisition, loyalty, retention, and revenue growth. DriveWealth’s commitment to continuous evolution and innovation makes it the partner of choice for powering the future of investing.
Completing a Series D raise in 2021, DriveWealth’s mission is to democratize investing globally by working with partners to invent new ways to use its API-based technology to provide emerging investors with cutting-edge embedded experiences, offer first-time access to U.S. markets, and the ability to begin investing with as little as $1. DriveWealth is committed to empowering consumers around the world to become owners by delivering the most modern brokerage infrastructure, unparalleled industry expertise, and a culture of continued evolution.
About the Role
You will have the chance to work with our core trading engineering team. You’ll build an ultra-low latency, high throughput, trading system, and the tools needed to run that, to democratize investing globally! You’ll work with cutting edge technologies to re-engineer our mission-critical trading stack to be industrial grade.

We aim to utilize our fintech prowess, and our exchange memberships, to deliver internet-scale trading applications to the floor of the exchanges.

You’ll be hands-on, working across our stack, and directly with the business and trade desk.

The proper candidate will have experience building Java applications and working in a highly-available and scalable environment. We seek someone that has an exceptional attention to detail and values simplicity over complexity - both in code and communication. You should be opinionated about what you build and offer constructive criticism on things you didn’t.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the technical design and delivery of new Java projects using exciting, cutting-edge technology
Develop enhancements to existing Java applications as well as build new applications from the ground up
Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and assist in remediation fixes
Assist in recommending and facilitating future maintenance and enhancements
Work with the trade desk, Risk, Compliance, and Broker Dealer Operations teams, to support and enhance the trading system
Qualifications
Experience with low latency high throughput distributed systems
Experience with multithreading and concurrency in Java
Strong knowledge of Java fundamentals, data structures, and best practices for modern software development
Must understand how to write effective unit and integration tests
Experience with a 24x7, highly-available architecture
Strong communication skills.

An ability to explain technical concepts and designs, understandably, to a wide audience.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work across multiple large-scale, complex, mission-critical applications
Strong technical writing skills
Nice to Have
Understanding of JMS and message brokers such as ActiveMQ
Experience working with React and Typescript
Experience with NoSQL and POSTGRES database environments
Experience with Amazon Web Services
Multiple years experience in fin tech, e-commerce, or analytics companies
Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.

Please note : this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.
Jersey City, NJ HQ (Hybrid) Pay Range $220,000—$235,000 USD

US Benefits

Insurance – Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD & STD. HSA and FSA options.
Unlimited PTO
401k plan
Most role have flexible working hours and work from home
Continuing education and conferences reimbursement
Fitness/Wellbeing reimbursement
Lunch program, snacks and beverages available in the office
Singapore Benefits
Insurance – Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, LTD & STD
Unlimited PTO
Flexible working hours and work from home
Continuing education and conferences reimbursement
Fitness/Wellbeing reimbursement
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
TO ALL AGENCIES:

Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of DriveWealth outside of the Talent organization. DriveWealth’s policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Greenhouse (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of DriveWealth. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment will be paid.

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