Full-Time

Senior Software Development Engineer

Partner Engineering

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

DriveWealth

DriveWealth

201-500 employees

B2B financial technology for investment services

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$185k - $200kAnnually

Senior

No H1B Sponsorship

New York, NY, USA

This is a hybrid position requiring in-office presence.

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Git
Apache Kafka
Java
Kinesis
Postgres
AWS
Redis
REST APIs
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • At least 6-8 years of experience in backend software development using OOP/Functional principles and Java
  • Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
  • Experience in a good number of the following: Spring Boot, OpenAPI, message queuing frameworks (AMQ, Kinesis, SQS, Kafka, etc.), distributed caching (we use Redis), DynamoDB (or similar), PostGres (or similar)
  • Active development experience in a cloud based microservices environment (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
  • Experience with compute/container platforms such as AWS EC2, K8s is highly preferred
  • Experience with Git and Github, gitflow and git actions
  • A high bar for quality of code and work to eliminate unnecessary duplication and awkward workarounds.
  • Passion for engineering practices and discipline: code reviews, automated testing, logging, monitoring, alerting, etc.
  • Understanding of software systems architecture, understanding of design decisions and tradeoffs, collaborating design ideas
  • Excellent communication, both verbal and written
Responsibilities
  • Hands-on software development as you grow to understand how we handle various money flows
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders
  • Work with the Money Movement team to architect and design new systems
  • Maintain and enhance existing systems
  • Work with vendor banking-as-a-service APIs
  • Deeply understand real-world money movement workflows in the banking industry and automate manual operational processes

DriveWealth provides a financial technology platform that allows various businesses, such as banks and digital wallets, to offer investment and trading services to their customers. Their main product is a set of APIs that partners can use to create both traditional investment processes and new features, like allowing users to invest spare change into fractional shares of stocks. This flexibility sets DriveWealth apart from competitors, as it caters to a wide range of clients looking to enhance their services with investment options. The goal of DriveWealth is to make investing accessible and integrated into everyday financial activities for consumers.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$537.7M

Headquarters

Jersey City, New Jersey

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-6%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • DriveWealth's recent executive hires from Morgan Stanley bring deep industry expertise, potentially accelerating product innovation and market expansion.
  • The partnership with Papara opens up a significant market in Turkey, potentially driving substantial user growth and revenue.
  • The company's ability to offer fractional shares with low minimums can attract a younger, tech-savvy demographic, fostering long-term customer loyalty.

What critics are saying

  • The rapid expansion and multiple new executive hires could lead to integration challenges and strategic misalignment.
  • DriveWealth's reliance on partnerships for market access means any disruption in these relationships could significantly impact its business.

What makes DriveWealth unique

  • DriveWealth's Brokerage-as-a-Service model allows partners like Papara to offer fractional investing, making it accessible to a broader audience.
  • The company's focus on real-time market data and low minimum investments democratizes access to U.S. equities for international retail investors.
  • Strategic partnerships, such as with Blue Ocean Technologies, extend DriveWealth's trading capabilities to a 24-hour cycle, setting it apart from traditional brokerage firms.

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Benefits

Insurance – Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD & STD. HSA and FSA options.

Unlimited PTO

401k plan

Flexible working hours and work from home

Continuing education and conferences reimbursement

Fitness/Wellbeing reimbursement

Home Office stipend

Lunch program, snacks and beverages available in the office