2 months ago
Base Salary
$175k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain DRW’s globally deployed low-latency trading platform.
- Work across order routing, market data, and risk systems.
- Develop high-availability C++ systems with tight resource and latency constraints.
- Apply multithreaded programming and hardware/software interaction knowledge.
- Tune application and Linux performance, optimize socket I/O, and troubleshoot systems.
- Collaborate with Research teams and Quants when applicable.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience developing high-availability systems in C++ under tight resource and latency constraints.
- Background in multithreaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction.
- Strong performance-tuning and troubleshooting skills across applications, Linux, and socket I/O.
- Experience with C++ libraries including STL and Boost.
- Up-to-date knowledge of C++23 standards.
- Experience with challenging projects such as building a custom compiler, writing a matching engine, or processing large amounts of real-time data.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Preferred experience in trading or another ultra-low-latency business, with Research teams and Quants, or in gaming or streaming.
Benefits
- Annual base salary of $175,000 to $240,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skills.
- Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
- Group medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401k with discretionary employer match.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.
- Chicago office position.
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.