Engineering Manager – Users and Accounts Team

DriveWealth•New York, NY

4d•$230,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Users and Accounts API team. The Users and Accounts team owns the foundational APIs that power user identity, account lifecycle management, KYC/AML workflows, and account configuration across DriveWealth's brokerage platform. These APIs are consumed by external partners and internal product teams alike, making them among the most critical and high-traffic services in our ecosystem. In this role, you will serve as both a people leader and a technical owner for the Users and Accounts domain. You will drive the team's roadmap, prioritize initiatives based on partner needs and business impact, and ensure that the APIs your team owns are reliable, performant, well-documented, and easy for developers to integrate with. This is a high-impact leadership role that requires strong technical judgment, deep understanding of API-first product development, and the ability to operate effectively in a regulated fintech environment where correctness, security, and compliance are non-negotiable.

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, particularly in domains involving user management, identity, or account systems
Experience owning API design decisions — versioning, backward compatibility, contract-first development, and deprecation management
Prior experience working on APIs consumed by external partners or third-party developers
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the ability to communicate API changes to external partners
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
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in fintech, brokerage, or other regulated industries — particularly with KYC/AML, account onboarding, or identity management workflows
Familiarity with API documentation tooling (OpenAPI/Swagger) and developer portal platforms
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools or agentic coding workflows

Responsibilities

Own the Users and Accounts API roadmap, aligned with partner onboarding goals, regulatory requirements, and product growth
Act as the domain owner for user identity, account lifecycle, KYC/AML, and account configuration - ensuring API contracts are well-designed, versioned, and backward compatible
Define success metrics for the team's APIs (e.g., API reliability, latency SLAs, error rates)
Ensure APIs are designed with external developers in mind — clear contracts, comprehensive documentation, consistent error handling, and intuitive behavior
Extend and enforce API design standards, versioning policies, and deprecation practices for the Users and Accounts domain
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers
Establish clear expectations, goals, and career development paths for team members
Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and accountability for the APIs the team ships
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 and zero-downtime deployments
Manage technical tradeoffs between delivery speed, API stability, and long-term maintainability
Leverage AI-assisted development tools and practices to improve team velocity, code quality, and testing coverage across the Users and Accounts domain
Partner closely with Compliance, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure user and account APIs meet regulatory requirements (KYC, AML, data residency, privacy)
Collaborate with Core Platform, DevOps, and SRE teams to ensure the team's services are well-instrumented, scalable, and operationally sound
Work with Product, Partnerships, and Professional Services to understand partner needs and translate them into API improvements
Communicate domain direction, API changes, and deprecation timelines clearly to both internal stakeholders and external partners