DriveWealth
Director of Engineering
$250K–$280K
Office - Chicago +2 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Office - Chicago
Office - NYC
Office - NYC - Experience
- 12+ years in engineering leadership.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States full-time without current or future visa sponsorship; DriveWealth does not sponsor or support employment authorization, including transfers.
About the job
Leads engineering strategy and architecture for DriveWealth’s brokerage platform, delivering scalable financial products and strengthening engineering operations.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture for resilient, secure systems and partner-level ledger capabilities across the brokerage platform.
- Deliver platform products and improvements, and identify opportunities to embed Agentic AI and automation.
- Lead and grow engineering teams while promoting operational excellence and collaborating with product, operations, and senior leaders.
What they ask for
- 12+ years in engineering leadership, including a track record of scaling engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in scalable, high-availability systems and microservices, API-driven, and event-driven architectures using Java, Kafka, and SQL/No SQL databases.
- Significant experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Understanding of financial services technology, particularly B2B brokerage platforms.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks such as SAFe.
- Knowledge of brokerage operations, digital assets, margin, clearing, settlements, and regulatory compliance.
Pay
$250,000 - $280,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
microservices, Java, Kafka, SQL/No SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure
AI focus
Identify and implement Agentic AI and automation in business processes and products; use AI to improve performance, costs, reliability, and delivery.
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