Engineering Manager – Users and Accounts Team at Drivewealth

Drivewealth

New York, New York, United States·14h ago

ManagerFull-timeJavaAWSAgileAIAPI

Salary Range

$163,200 - $220,800 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Users and Accounts API team at DriveWealth. This role involves leading a team responsible for foundational APIs that power user identity, account lifecycle management, KYC/AML workflows, and account configuration across our brokerage platform.

Key Responsibilities

→Own the Users and Accounts API roadmap, aligned with partner onboarding goals and regulatory requirements
→Act as the domain owner for user identity, account lifecycle, KYC/AML, and account configuration
→Define success metrics for the team's APIs, including reliability, latency SLAs, and error rates
→Ensure APIs are designed with external developers in mind, with clear contracts and comprehensive documentation
→Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers
→Establish clear expectations, goals, and career development paths for team members
→Drive predictable delivery of API features and improvements using agile practices
→Ensure the team delivers high-quality, well-tested code with a strong emphasis on backward compatibility
→Partner closely with Compliance, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure user and account APIs meet regulatory requirements
→Collaborate with Core Platform, DevOps, and SRE teams to ensure services are well-instrumented and scalable

Requirements

✓8–12 years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management role
✓Strong technical background in building and operating external-facing APIs at scale
✓Experience owning API design decisions, including versioning, backward compatibility, and contract-first development
✓Prior experience working on APIs consumed by external partners or third-party developers
✓Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
✓Familiarity with Java-based systems and relational databases handling high-throughput transactional workloads
✓Experience working in cloud-native environments (AWS preferred)
✓Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience