About the Role

The Director of Engineering - Core Trade will work with our core trading engineering team. The proper candidate will have experience building Java applications and working in a highly available, scalable, low-latency, and high-throughput environment. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies to re-engineer our mission-critical trading stack to be industrial-grade. We seek someone who has exceptional attention to detail and values simplicity over complexity in code and communication. You’ll work directly with the business, Product, Quants, and our Trade Desk. You can be opinionated about what you build and offer constructive criticism on things you didn’t.

What You'll Do

Responsible for the technical design and delivery of new Java projects using exciting, cutting-edge technology
Responsible for working with multiple stakeholders, including Trade desks, Quants, Product managers, Risk, and Compliance
Ensure that solutions are meeting DriveWealth's best practices in design and architecture
Develop enhancements to existing Java applications as well as build new applications from the ground up
Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and assist in remediation fixes
Assist in recommending and facilitating future maintenance and enhancements
Work with the Broker-Dealer Operations teams to support and enhance the trading system
Manage a small team of Engineers, including prioritizing team resources to meet DW deliverables on schedule
Owns one or more small to medium-sized Projects/Applications
Manages and Collaborates across teams on project priorities and coordinates deliverables"

What You'll Need

Experience with low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
Experience with multithreading and concurrency in Java
Experience working with the FIX protocol
Strong knowledge of Java fundamentals, data structures, and best practices for modern software development
Must understand how to write effective unit and integration tests
Experience with a 24x7, highly-available architecture
Strong communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience with Python scripting for the automation of tasks

Nice To Have, 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
Multiple years experience in fintech, e-commerce, or analytics companies

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