DRW

Senior Software Engineer, Cumberland/Options Data

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Base Salary

$175k - $225k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineering teams to deliver data solutions for trading activities.
  • Own data products from initial concept through stable production.
  • Design, build, and maintain batch-processing and real-time streaming systems for time-series datasets.
  • Develop APIs and data-access methods for fast retrieval of historical and live data.
  • Maintain high data quality, reliability, and system performance.
  • Provide on-call support as needed.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience using one or more of Python, Java, or C++, with the ability to work across multiple programming languages.
  • Experience working directly with end customers and scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • Experience with Linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems.
  • Experience with pipeline orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or Dagster.
  • Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka, data lake platforms such as Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg, and relational databases.
  • Experience in financial markets, particularly delta one, store of value, or FICC options trading, is preferred.
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong problem-solving, risk-identification, communication, and collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus eligibility.
  • Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with discretionary employer match.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Life and AD&D insurance.
  • Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData Engineering
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About DRW

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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