Responsibilities
- Design and build backend services and infrastructure tooling using Python.
- Develop and operate applications and services on Kubernetes.
- Build automation for deployment, operation, and management of production systems.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
- Work with relational databases and message-driven systems, including PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ.
- Improve the scalability, reliability, performance, and operability of distributed systems.
- Collaborate with software developers and infrastructure specialists on technical problems.
- Contribute to technical design discussions, code reviews, testing, and software architecture practices.
- Drive projects and lead new initiatives.
- Migrate legacy workloads to Kubernetes and maintain legacy non-Kubernetes production infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 3–7 years of experience building and operating software systems.
- Strong Python development experience.
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating applications on Kubernetes.
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Linux systems, relational databases such as PostgreSQL, and message brokers such as RabbitMQ.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing, and best practices.
- Experience with observability practices and tools, including metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting, is an asset.
- Self-directed, proactive, collaborative, and able to communicate effectively and drive work forward independently.
Benefits
- Mentorship from experienced software developers, database administrators, and technical project managers.
- Paid postgraduate degrees, technical talks, online learning support, and one-on-one language tutoring.
- 40 hours of paid volunteer work annually.
- Bi-weekly social activities, a monthly wellness plan, on-site weekly massages, and a games room.
- Daily catered breakfast and lunch with unlimited snacks and beverages.
- Competitive salary, matching RRSP, a paid company phone, laptop, and work-from-home setup.
Tech Stack
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.