Principal Software Development Engineer, Post Trade

About The Role: We are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the design and development of our Brokerage Platform as a Service and API services, focusing on building high-performance, scalable, and low-latency systems. You will be a key technical leader in our engineering team, responsible for driving the architecture and implementation of multi-threaded, high-throughput, and low-latency back office applications using Java. You will work with complex, distributed systems, leveraging event-driven microservices architecture to ensure our platform meets the demands of high-volume transaction processing. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing systems that support high-performance trading, clearing and settlement, while ensuring data consistency, scalability, and fault tolerance. You will be responsible for building brokerage platforms, implementing messaging systems for event-driven architecture, leading the development of complex, real-time features in a cloud-native environment and overseeing database partitioning strategies. What You’ll Do: Lead the design and development of high-performance, multi-threaded systems in Java, optimized for low-latency and high-throughput use cases Architect and develop event-driven microservices that enable highly scalable and decoupled systems, ensuring real-time data processing with minimal delay Design and implement database partitioning strategies to support distributed and high-transaction environments, ensuring optimal performance and scalability Create and maintain high-performance libraries and frameworks that improve team productivity and reduce technical debt Drive the integration of messaging systems (e.g., Kafka) to enable asynchronous communication and event-driven architectures Lead the adoption of best practices in multi-threading, concurrency, and parallelism, ensuring that systems can handle high loads efficiently Continuously improve the CI/CD pipelines, enabling fast, reliable, and automated software delivery Collaborate with other teams to define non-functional requirements (NFRs) such as system performance, scalability, availability, and resilience Oversee the design and implementation of automated testing frameworks, ensuring high-quality code and robust test coverage Mentor and guide engineers on advanced Java topics, including concurrency, low-latency programming, and performance tuning Ensure the resiliency and high availability of systems by designing for fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and minimizing downtime Provide technical leadership and act as a subject matter expert, helping the team solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced environment Work closely with cross-functional teams, product managers, and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment between business needs and technical execution What You’ll Need: 10+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on Java and high-performance systems Expertise in multi-threaded programming, concurrent programming, and parallelism to design systems that are optimized for low-latency and high-throughput Deep understanding of event-driven architecture and microservices, with hands-on experience in designing and implementing scalable, decoupled systems Strong experience in high-performance databases, including partitioning, sharding, and tuning databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra) for high-volume transaction processing Solid experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, ActiveMQ) and implementing asynchronous communication in distributed systems Proven track record of building and optimizing low-latency systems that process millions of transactions per second Experience with cloud-native architectures, including AWS, Kubernetes, and containerized environments Expertise in automated testing and building testing frameworks for ensuring code quality in high-performance systems In-depth knowledge of CI/CD practices and the ability to drive continuous improvement in automated delivery pipelines Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a focus on guiding teams in advanced software engineering topics Solid understanding of distributed systems and principles of scalability, resiliency, and high availability in mission-critical applications Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills, with a keen ability to diagnose and optimize complex systems Knowledge of financial systems, high-frequency trading, or brokerage platforms, with an understanding of the unique performance and reliability challenges in such environment Nice To Have, But Not Required: Experience with distributed tracing and performance monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) Experience with brokerage books and records, clearing, settlements or DTCC Prior experience with Agile frameworks like SAFE 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.

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