Managing Director, Tech Lead & Senior Staff Engineer, Brooklyn Investment Group

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Brooklyn, New York, US
Base: $250,000.00ph - $300,000.00ph; bonus/equity:...
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Fastapi and rabbitmq backend services
Api and data contract design
Aws infrastructure management (cdk, ecs fargate)
** The Brooklyn Investment Group at TIAA is seeking a Managing Director, Tech Lead & Senior Staff Engineer to oversee and enhance their technical architecture, particularly focusing on backend services built on FastAPI and RabbitMQ. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in financial services, and will play a crucial role in shaping the company's technical strategy and engineering culture. **

Job Summary

  • Own the technical architecture and evolution of FastAPI and RabbitMQ based backend services, making design decisions that balance speed of delivery with long-term maintainability.
  • Lead the integration strategy across data layers including PostgreSQL, MongoDB/DocumentDB, real-time market data feeds, and custodial data services.
  • Collaborate directly with product, operations, and portfolio management stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into sound technical solutions.

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** The Brooklyn Investment Group at TIAA is seeking a Managing Director, Tech Lead & Senior Staff Engineer to oversee and enhance their technical architecture, particularly focusing on backend services built on FastAPI and RabbitMQ. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in financial services, and will play a crucial role in shaping the company's technical strategy and engineering culture. **

Salary

Base: $250,000.00/hr - $300,000.00/hr; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • FastAPI and RabbitMQ backend services
  • API and data contract design
  • AWS infrastructure management (CDK, ECS Fargate)
  • Python async patterns and performance
  • Production REST APIs at scale
  • Message and event driven systems
  • Relational and document databases

Nice-to-have

  • Asset management or wealth management experience
  • Familiarity with market data providers
  • Experience with modern frontend frameworks
  • Financial data transformation and analysis
  • Datadog or similar APM experience
  • Event-driven architectures and eventual consistency
  • Regulatory or compliance considerations

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years professional software engineering experience
  • 2+ years Staff or Tech Lead level experience
  • Client-facing financial software or SaaS platform experience
  • Strong technical communication skills

Work Rights

Not specified

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