Role: Principal Engineer Cash Management Account (Wealth / Brokerage Integration)

Location: Hybrid Dallas, TX (preferred) or New York City, NY
Engagement: On-site Hybrid (3 days a week)

Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and prototype development of a new Cash Management Account capability within the Wealth Management & Private Banking division. The role focuses on creating an integrated, seamless client experience between brokerage investment accounts and core banking deposit platforms.

This is a greenfield initiative at prototype stage, requiring a leader who combines deep financial product knowledge with strong architectural and full-stack engineering capabilities. The selected individual will define and drive the technical approach end-to-end-from concept through early build-working closely with wealth, brokerage, architecture, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and technical delivery of the new Cash Management Account capability-defining architecture, data flows, and integration approach end-to-end.
• Build an early prototype/MVP to demonstrate feasibility and influence program funding.
• Define and implement the integration layer between:
• Brokerage platforms
• Core banking deposit systems (FIS EBS)
• Wealth digital channels and assisted servicing platforms
• Payments / Transfer Hub domain services
• Design and guide development of the Sweep Engine (logic for sweeping cash between investment and deposit accounts based on client rules and preferences).
• Implement secure, scalable, modern service architecture aligned with enterprise standards (APIs, domain services, events, etc.).
• Collaborate with product, operations, wealth business stakeholders, and solution architects to align requirements and experience flow.
• Mentor, guide, and (optionally) coordinate a small supporting full-stack engineering team.

Required Experience & Skills

• Domain Expertise
• Direct experience designing or working with brokerage cash management products, sweep programs, or integrated investment/banking experiences.
• Strong understanding of wealth client operations, investment accounts, positions, funding flows, and deposit account servicing.
• Familiarity with U.S. cash sweep structures, FDIC insurance strategies, cash allocation rules, and brokerage-bank integration models.

Technical Leadership

• 10+ years engineering experience with 3+ in principal / lead engineer capacity.
• Ability to drive solution design from scratch (architecture, modeling, interfaces, data contracts).
• Demonstrated success building prototypes and early-stage products in large organizations.

Technology Skills

• Strong hands-on programming in Java or Python, with experience in modern microservices architecture.
• Experience building API-driven and event-driven distributed systems.
• Understanding Angular UI integration is beneficial.
• Experience integrating with:
• Core banking systems (e.g., FIS EBS, Finastra, Temenos, Flexcube, etc.)
• Brokerage / wealth platforms
• Payment hubs, domain services, workflow engines (PEGA optional)

Preferred Background

• Experience working in Wealth Management or Private Banking divisions
• Experience building cash sweep / liquidity / treasury funding features.
• Previous contribution to new product incubation or architecture modernization programs.

Thanks & Regards

Kartik Sharma

Recruitment Lead

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