About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Java Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale the core systems that power brokerage account operations for DriveWealth's global institutional partners. This role is with DriveWealth's Party & Account System (PAS), the team responsible for customer onboarding, KYC and compliance workflows, brokerage account lifecycle management, and integrations with clearing, tax reporting, and regulatory systems.
You will work closely with product managers, compliance, quantitative, and risk teams to translate complex regulatory and business requirements into robust, production-grade backend systems. These systems span a wide range of capabilities, including support for joint and retirement account types, tax form processing, domain event-driven workflows, and downstream clearing integrations with platforms such as FIS, DTCC and InteliClear.
Build the account infrastructure that global institutional partners and millions of investors depend on every trading day.
What You'll Do- Ensure Tier-1 API availability and meet SLA requirements (150 ms target ) across core services.
- Design and deliver backend Java services for DriveWealth's Party & Account System (PAS)-the core platform that manages user registration, KYC workflows, and the full brokerage account lifecycle for global institutional partners.
- Lead the technical design and implementation of new account types from API ingestion through validation, data storage, and event publishing.
- Build and maintain REST services and Kafka-driven asynchronous processors that support account operations across equities, options, and fixed-income asset classes.
- Own integrations with downstream clearing and reporting systems, including InteliClear (INTC/AOD), FIS, DTCC ACAT, and BetaNXT tax reporting.
- Partner cross-functionally with quantitative, product, compliance, and risk teams to translate regulatory requirements (KYC, W-8/W-9 tax forms, FINRA rules) into precise, testable system behavior
- Monitor production systems (EKS, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Kafka) and diagnose latency, throughput, resiliency, and consistency issues across distributed asynchronous workflows.
Special Knowledge (Nice to Have, But Not Required)- Experience working with internal shared libraries, Maven multi-module repositories, and JFrog Artifactory.
- Familiarity with LLMs, Agents, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and semantic search patterns.
- Experience building AI-powered applications using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or Strands SDK.
- Exposure to agentic AI architectures, including multi-agent orchestration, tool calling, workflow automation, memory management, and HITL approval pattern.
- Familiarity with MCP, AI tool integrations, and API-driven agent ecosystems.
New York City Metro - 2-3 days/week in-officePay Range: $155,000 USD - $175,000 USD
If you're not based in one of these metros, this role is not a fit. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in U.S.-DriveWealth is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Working at DriveWealthWe do our best work when we're in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in-office 4 days a week. We've found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you're here, you're working directly with the people making the decisions. To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer full insurance coverage, a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays, and extended leave.
How We Think About AIWe leverage AI to work smarter and move faster. We seek AI-curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction, and improve outcomes to deliver products faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes. Your ability to leverage our internal tools and technology to drive results is as important to us as your core domain expertise.
CompensationPay is generally based on the level, complexity, responsibility, location, and job duties/requirements of the specific position. We then source candidates with the requisite skills, expertise, education, training, and experience. If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about our compensation philosophy and other available benefits. This role is eligible for base, bonus, equity, 401(k) match, and heavily subsidized benefits and perks.
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