Principal Engineer

DriveWealth•New York, NY

9d•$250,000 - $290,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer to join our Engineering team. As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of our brokerage systems. You will work closely with our engineering team and other stakeholders to create scalable, low latency, and highly available trading systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering with expertise in Java
Must understand Test Driven Development and how to write effective unit/integration tests
Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing frameworks
Proficient in developing and maintaining robust REST APIs and implementing sophisticated event-driven architectures with Kafka and Kubernetes
Background in financial technology or capital markets is required
Proficient in No SQL, SQL and Stored Procedures such as in Postgres, MySQL
Experience with Unix, Linux Operating Systems
Knowledge of Jira, Git, Jenkins
Experience with a 24x7, highly-available architecture
Strong experience with Amazon Web Services
Experience with Scrum and other Agile processes
Strong communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Amazon Web Services
Experience with Linux and writing scripts to extract and transform data
Multiple years experience in fin-tech specifically Post Trade, Payment or SaaS

Responsibilities

Responsible for the technical architecture, design and delivery of high performance, low-latency brokerage systems using Java/Golang
Assesses the health and performance of software applications and databases and provides software and technology solutions
Design, develop, and maintain REST APIs and microservices.
Work with the Broker Dealer Operations teams to support and enhance the trading and backend system for multiple asset classes like Equities, Options, Mutual Funds etc
Define specifications and develops components, modifies existing software stack, prepare test data, and prepares functional specifications
Analyze Service and application performance using various programming languages, tools and techniques
Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team
Provide guidance to non-technical staff in using software and hardware systems most effectively and efficiently
Support applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting