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Principal Software Development Engineer, Execution Services

DriveWealth · AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Denver, Colorado, United States; Miami, Florida, United States; Office - Chicago; Office - NYC; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $250,000 – $270,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
DriveWealth's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
71% of DriveWealth's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at DriveWealth
high
14 stale, 1 reposted of 14 open
Hiring momentum
29 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from DriveWealth's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for DriveWealth.

About this role

As a Principal Software Development Engineer at DriveWealth, you will focus on building and enhancing ultra-low latency trading systems within the Execution Services Engineering team. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing high-performance brokerage systems, REST APIs, and microservices, while providing technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team. You will also work closely with broker-dealer operations to support various asset classes and ensure the reliability and scalability of the trading platform.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of DriveWealth as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
  • At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering with expertise in Java
  • Must understand Test Driven Development and how to write effective unit/integration tests
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing frameworks
  • Proficient in developing and maintaining robust REST APIs and implementing sophisticated event-driven architectures with Kafka and Kubernetes
  • Background in financial technology or capital markets

Nice to have

  • Multiple years experience in fin-tech specifically Post Trade, Payment or SaaS

What you get

  • Competitive compensation
  • Equity
  • 401(k) match
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance

Worth weighing

  • Role is remote for most locations but requires in-office presence for Chicago-based candidates
  • No salary range provided for positions outside the specified range
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • The role may involve working with legacy systems as the company transitions to newer technologies

Summarised from DriveWealth's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by DriveWealth on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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