Director of Engineering

About DriveWealth DriveWealth is a global B2B financial technology platform. Our core business is providing Brokerage-as-a-Service, powering the investing and trading experiences for banks, broker dealers, asset managers, digital wallets, and consumer brands. DriveWealth’s APIs provide our Partners with a modern, extensible, and flexible toolkit to develop everything from traditional investment workflows to more innovative techniques such as rounding up purchases into fractional share ownership. DriveWealth, LLC is a registered broker dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC. Visit legal.drivewealth.com for full disclosures.

DriveWealth

Financial ServicesFintechand Technology

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drivewealth.com

201-500 employees

Financial Services

New York, NY

Privately Held

25k LinkedIn followers

Raised $542.7M

• 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
• Execute the Strategic Vision for the Brokerage Platform: Deliver critical
• business-driven products and enhancements across multiple asset classes and
• other product features. Experience with Digital Assets, Options or Reg-T
• Margin is a huge plus
• Core Platform Development: Contribute to the development of architecture
• framework, common libraries, developer tools to improve developer velocity
• AI/Automation: Identify and execute opportunities to embed Agentic
• AI/automation in business processes and products
• 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
• Operational Mastery: Champion best practices in agile development, CI/CD,
• automated testing, and proactive monitoring to ensure 24x7 operational
• excellence and regulatory compliance
• Innovation & Quality: Drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies
• including AI and methodologies that optimize performance, reduce costs, and
• enhance system reliability
• Extensive Experience: 12+ years in engineering leadership, with a proven
• track record of scaling engineering team(s) in fast-paced, technology-driven
• environments
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge in architecting and implementing
• high-availability, scalable systems, including microservices, API-driven, and
• event-driven architectures using Java, Kafka, SQL/No SQL databases
• Cloud & Container Proficiency: Significant experience with containerization
• (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Brokerage Experience in B2B setting: A solid understanding of financial
• services technology, particularly within brokerage platforms in a B2B
• setting;
• Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with
• a knack for fostering strong stakeholder relationships and cross-functional
• collaboration
• Innovative Mindset: A passion for solving complex problems and a relentless
• drive to push technological boundaries while balancing strategic vision with
• Expertise in advanced architectural patterns and distributed systems
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and driving cost optimization within
• capital markets or financial services

Preferred

• 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

• Pay is generally based on the level, complexity, responsibility, location, and
• job duties/requirements of the specific position. We then source candidates with
• the requisite skills, expertise, education, training, and experience.  If you
• are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about
• our compensation philosophy and other available benefits. This role is eligible
• for base, bonus, equity, 401(k) match, and heavily subsidized benefits and
• perks.
• 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
• DriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our jobs
• alias, employees, or any other organization location. DriveWealth is not