2 months ago
London, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms for financial markets with researchers.
- Design trading strategy simulation software optimized for distributed computation.
- Develop software for large-scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualization.
- Create user interfaces for data exploration and post-trade analysis.
- Accelerate the research lifecycle from strategy prototypes to production deployment.
- Evaluate new technology and improve the technology stack.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Excellent software development skills in modern C++ and Python.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Strong understanding of quantitative finance mathematics.
- Clear programming, communication, and coding abilities.
- Solid understanding of computer systems, including hardware, operating systems, memory, and networks.
- Skills in multithreaded applications.
- Understanding of how to build software for long-term use and broad adoption.
- Demonstrated ability to produce algorithmic code in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Mentorship from industry-leading engineers.
- Training and continuing education opportunities.
- Immediate responsibility and the opportunity to work on technology that directly impacts the business.
- The role is part of a systematic research team at DRW, with offices across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
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.