DriveWealth

DriveWealth

Director of Engineering

Office - Chicago; Office - NYC · Director · Contract

No sponsorship$250k-$280kDetected 1 day ago
JavaDistributed SystemsSQLNoSQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesCI/CDKafkaAgentic AIA/B TestingComplianceAgileCadenceTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

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About the role

  • Join our dynamic, fast-growing fintech company that's revolutionizing financial services through technology.
  • You will be responsible for solution architecture for critical business initiatives, including expansion of new products while driving a culture of engineering quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Partnering with other engineering managers, you will align technology initiatives with our ambitious growth strategy, ensuring our platforms remain robust, scalable, and secure.

Responsibilities

  • Architectural Excellence: Oversee the design and development of scalable, resilient, and secure systems, leveraging modern architectures such as microservices, API-driven, and event-driven designs
  • Platform & Partner Account Architecture: Lead solution architecture for sub-account and partner-level ledger capabilities, enabling multi-tenant account structuring across the brokerage platform
  • Team Empowerment: Lead, mentor, and expand high-performing engineering team(s), fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, operations, and other senior leaders to prioritize initiatives and deliver mission-critical solutions on schedule
  • Innovation & Quality: Drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies including AI and methodologies that optimize performance, reduce costs, and enhance system reliability
  • To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences.
  • To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in office on a hybrid schedule.
  • DriveWealth does not provide visa sponsorship or support for employment authorization, including transfers, at this time.
  • Offers of employment are strictly contingent upon an individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the Company.
  • We seek AI-curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction, and improve outcomes to deliver products faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes.

Requirements

  • 12+ years in engineering leadership, with a proven track record of scaling engineering team(s) in fast-paced, technology-driven environments
  • Technical Expertise:
  • Cloud & Container Proficiency:
  • Significant experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
  • Cloud & Container Proficiency: Significant experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
  • For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time

Skills

  • Expertise in advanced architectural patterns and distributed systems
  • Experience modernizing legacy systems and driving cost optimization within capital markets or financial services
  • Familiarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe) for scaling agile practices across large organizations
  • Deep knowledge of brokerage operations, digital assets including margin, clearing, settlements, and regulatory compliance
  • Hands-on experience with the mind set of rolling up sleeves as needed
  • Special Knowledge (Nice to Have, But Not Required)
  • This role is open to candidates in the following locations: New York, NY and Chicago IL - Hybrid
  • If based in New York: This role is expected to come into the office 3 days a week on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team

Compensation

  • Pay is generally based on the level, complexity, responsibility, location, and job duties/requirements of the specific position.
  • If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about our compensation philosophy and other available benefits.
  • $250,000 - $280,000 USD
  • To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match.

Benefits

  • To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match.
  • We also offer Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Disability insurance, and Paid Parental Leave, along with a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance.

Company info

  • 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!
  • 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!

Equal opportunity

  • We are an equal opportunity employer.
  • We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  • We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
  • Agency Disclaimer

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the country where the position is located at the time of application.
  • DriveWealth requires all employees to provide original documentation verifying their work authorization on or before their first day of employment.
  • For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
  • DriveWealth does not provide visa sponsorship or support for employment authorization, including transfers, at this time.
  • Offers of employment are strictly contingent upon an individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the Company.
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