2 months ago
Base Salary
$225k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary trading and risk software solutions.
- Build exchange-data decoders, market-data normalizers, and applications supporting communication about executed trades.
- Research complex problems and apply statistical analytics to large datasets using a data-driven approach.
- Advocate for innovative technical solutions through clear communication.
- Collaborate with software developers, quantitative traders, researchers, and business analysts in cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Be pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or a related science discipline.
- Have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Have exposure to network programming such as TCP/IP, multithreaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real-time programming, or GUI programming.
- Understand object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Demonstrate software development skills in C++, Python, or Java.
- Have strong problem-solving, analytical reasoning, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Show eagerness to learn, apply technical knowledge, and understand the impact of code.
Benefits
- Ten-week internship with a meaningful project and guidance from a software engineer.
- Mentorship with an experienced professional, including mentor outings.
- Fully furnished apartments located close to the office.
- Educational, social, and team-building activities throughout the summer.
- An options course designed from a developer ’s perspective.
- Work location and activities based in Chicago.
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.