Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, document, and maintain software for research, trading, and post-trade analysis.
- Build market data handling, feature and signal computation, portfolio optimization, and execution management software.
- Develop trading systems, execution algorithms, research infrastructure, monitoring and observability tooling, and integrations with core services.
- Work primarily in C++ and Python across the trading technology stack.
- Test software at unit, functional, and integration levels.
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers, traders, and software engineers.
- Provide on-call support as needed.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional C++ experience.
- Experience building complex, mission-critical modern C++ systems that are maintainable and safely refactorable.
- Deep understanding of concurrency concepts and their applications in C++ and Python.
- Working knowledge of type safety and type systems.
- Experience developing high-availability distributed systems with tight latency constraints.
- Understanding of computer networking, related technologies, and their tradeoffs.
- Practical knowledge of fundamental statistics and numerical recipes.
- Experience writing software for the trading domain.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, initiative, motivation, and desire to learn.
- Experience collaborating with quantitative researchers is a bonus.
- Working knowledge of high-level machine learning concepts and lifecycle is a bonus.
- Experience with functional programming, immutable design principles, Cython, and integrating C++ and Python stacks is a bonus.
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About DRW
At DRW, we identify and capture trading and investment opportunities globally. What sets us apart is our diversified approach—trading across many asset classes and instruments, in markets around the world, with horizons from seconds to years. We succeed by leveraging technology, research and risk management. We offer the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the benefits and stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet. // Chez DRW, nous identifions et saisissons les opportunités de négociation et d'investissement au niveau mondial. Ce qui nous différencie, c'est notre approche diversifiée : nous négocions sur de nombreuses classes d'actifs et d'instruments, sur des marchés du monde entier, avec des horizons allant de quelques secondes à plusieurs années. Nous réussissons en nous appuyant sur la technologie, la recherche et la gestion des risques. Nous offrons le meilleur des deux mondes: les opportunités et l'ésprit d’une entreprise en démarrage, et les avantages et la stabilité d'une entreprise établie et expérimentée. Nos employés travaillent dur pour résoudre des problèmes intéressants et leurs résultats sont récompensés. Nous valorisons l'apprentissage continu – de nos résultats, de l’environnement et de chacun de nous. C’est un lieu où les attentes sont élevées, la curiosité est profonde et la collaboration est constante, et où l’on retrouve quelques-uns des individus les plus intelligents et les plus passionnés que vous puissiez rencontrer.