Principal Post-Trade Systems Engineer (Low-Latency)

DriveWealth, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

DriveWealth, LLC is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer for the Post Trade team in Chicago, guiding the design and delivery of brokerage systems with low latency and high availability. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and collaborate across product and operations.

You bring 10+ years of software engineering experience, solid Java and CI/CD expertise, and a background in financial technology to drive scalable, secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience with expertise in Java.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience in designing high performance, low-latency systems for post-trade or financial domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of brokerage systems.
• Architect and deliver high performance, low-latency services.
• Develop REST APIs and microservices and maintain testing pipelines.

Skills

Java

Golang

REST APIs

CI/CD

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Agile

Unix/Linux

Test Driven Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Git

Jenkins

Postgres/MySQL

Job description

DriveWealth, LLC is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer for the Post Trade team in Chicago, guiding the design and delivery of brokerage systems with low latency and high availability. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and collaborate across product and operations.

You bring 10+ years of software engineering experience, solid Java and CI/CD expertise, and a background in financial technology to drive scalable, secure solutions.