3 days ago
London, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Own software products from prototype through stable production.
- Work with trading and operations stakeholders to deliver polished software solutions for operational problems.
- Build, maintain, and extend trading applications, data pipelines, and related solutions.
- Work across greenfield and legacy systems using Java and Python.
- Provide on-call support as needed.
- Collaborate with traders, researchers, software engineers, stakeholders, and senior management.
Requirements
- Have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills for working with stakeholders and engineers.
- Have a strong track record with enterprise-scale software engineering projects and managing dynamic software projects for key stakeholders.
- Have substantial prior interaction with front-office teams and senior management in an active trading environment.
- Have at least 2 years of enterprise experience with version control, Git, Python or Java, and Linux.
- Comfort working in multiple programming languages is preferred.
- Have 2–3 years of preferred experience in front-, middle-, or back-office or risk-management roles involving exchange-traded and OTC products.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or have materially equivalent exposure.
- Demonstrate independent problem-solving, problem decomposition, synthesis, and implementation skills.
About DRW
DRW is a privately held proprietary trading firm that uses its own capital to trade and invest across global markets and asset classes, powered by technology and research. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Chicago, it develops trading systems for strategies ranging from seconds to years and manages its own risk rather than external client money. The firm operates internationally from multiple offices.