Software Development Engineer 2

About the Role

The Software Development Engineer will work with our Core Trade engineering team, in our Institutional Broker Dealer. You’ll build an Ultra-low latency, high throughput, trading system, and the tools needed to run and democratize investing, globally! You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies to re-engineer our mission-critical trading stack to be industrial-grade. We aim to utilize our fintech prowess, and our exchange memberships, to deliver internet-scale trading applications to the floor of the exchanges. You’ll be hands-on working across our Core Trade team, working directly with the business, Product, Quants, and our Trade Desk. The proper candidate will have experience building applications and working in a highly-available and scalable environment. We seek someone who has exceptional attention to detail and values simplicity over complexity - both in code and communication. You should be opinionated about what you build and offer constructive criticism on things you didn’t.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for working with multiple stakeholders, including Trade desks, Quants, Product managers, Risk, and Compliance.
• Responsible for the technical design and delivery of new Java projects using exciting, cutting-edge technology
• Ensure that solutions are meeting DriveWealth's best practices in design and architecture
• Collaborate with other team leaders in design and integration
• Work with the Broker-Dealer Operations teams to support and enhance the trading system
• Set goals with your team, and collaborate in setting organizational goals

What You'll Need

• Ability to collaborate horizontally, and cross-functionally, throughout DriveWealth
• Experience with low latency high throughput distributed systems
• Experience with multithreading and concurrency in Java
• Knowledge of Java fundamentals, data structures, and best practices for modern software development
• Must understand how to write effective unit and integration tests with Gherkin syntax
• Experience with a 24x7, highly-available architecture
• Strong technical writing skills
• Strong verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly explain technical concepts and designs to a diverse audience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Python scripting for the automation of tasks

Nice To Have, But Not Required

• Experience working with React and Typescript
• Understanding of JMS and message brokers such as Kafka and ActiveMQ
• Experience with Aeron or other point-to-point network communication
• Experience with POSTGRES database environments
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Experience in brokerage, fintech, e-commerce, or analytics companies

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.