Principal Software Development Engineer (Post Trade)
Company: DriveWealth
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: $250k - $280k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-07-18
About this role
- 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
- 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
### Benefits
- Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
- Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to ...