DriveWealth is a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices.
Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.
We seek enthusiastic professionals to contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to our Brokerage-as-a-Service platform. Our culture blends the pace and opportunity of a tech start-up with the impact, stability, and significance of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. We value diversity and inclusion, celebrating the unique differences of our employees as we scale and grow together. Were guided by operating principles grounded in accountability, teamwork, integrity, and solutions built to scale. Join us!
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Core Platform team within a mid-size fintech organization. The Platform Engineering team builds core engineering, frameworks, tooling and libraries that enable application teams to increase engineering velocity, improve developer experience, operate more reliably, and maintain consistent engineering standards across the company.
What Youll Do
Platform Strategy & Product Ownership
- Own the platform vision and multi-quarter roadmap, aligned with company growth and engineering priorities
- Act as product owner for platform capabilities, translating developer pain points into scalable solutions
- Define success metrics for platform initiatives (e.g., adoption rate, reduction in build time, improved reliability)
- Balance investment between new platform capabilities, platform reliability, and support for consuming teams
Engineering Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of platform engineers
- Establish clear expectations, goals, and career development paths for team members
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and customer (developer) empathy
Delivery & Execution
- Drive predictable delivery of platform initiatives using agile practices
- Ensure platform work scales across multiple application teams without creating bottlenecks
- Manage technical tradeoffs between standardization and team autonomy
Developer Experience & Enablement
- Improve developer velocity through standardized libraries, service templates, CI/CD tooling, and testing frameworks
- Reduce cognitive load and duplication by promoting consistent patterns and best practices
- Define, implement, and enforce architectural standards, principles, and best practices across all engineering teams
- Champion developer experience by prioritizing usability, documentation, and self-service capabilities
- Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, security, maintainability)
Cross-Team Collaboration & Influence
- Partner closely with application engineering teams to understand needs and remove friction
- Collaborate with Architecture, DevOps, Security, and Compliance teams to ensure platform solutions are secure, compliant, and scalable
- Communicate platform direction, priorities, and tradeoffs clearly to engineering leadership and stakeholders
AI/LLM Advocacy
- Lead the research and implementation of AI-assisted foundational tools and frameworks for firm wide adoption.
What Youll Need
- 812 years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management role
- Strong technical background in building platforms, shared services, or internal developer tooling
- Experience acting as a product owner or technical lead for internal platforms used by multiple teams
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Familiarity with Java-based platforms and modern CI/CD systems
- Experience working in cloud-native environments (AWS preferred)
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.
Special Knowledge (Nice to Have, But Not Rqequired)
- Experience in fintech or other regulated industries
- Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and secure software development
- Prior experience improving developer productivity or platform adoption metrics
- Hands-on experience with LLM, Agentic frameworks or implementing AI-driven developer tools.
Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.
Please note: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.
New York, NY (Hybrid) Pay Range
$230,000—$260,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health resources
- Generous paid time off with observed holidays (varies per country)
- Paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents
- Up to $2,500 or local equivalent each year to invest in continued education and personal development
- Up to $900 each year or local equivalent for fitness and wellness reimbursement
- Company-provided phone (varies by country)
- For HQ in-office employees, a daily lunch stipend, unlimited snacks, and engaging office space in the Financial District
- Pre-tax commuter benefits (US only)
- Employer 401K match (US only)
Benefit offerings vary based on country and are subject to change.
Equal Employment Opportunity
To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us at recruiting@drivewealth.com.
Agency Disclaimer
DriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. DriveWealth is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
