Software Developer - DevOps

DRW Holdings, LLC.; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship with experienced developers

Postgraduate learning opportunities

Volunteer hours paid

Job summary

DRW Montreal is seeking a passionate Software Developer to join our infrastructure team. You will build reliable backend services and automation to support engineering and production systems in a Kubernetes-based environment.

You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, work with PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ, and collaborate with developers and infra specialists. The role requires 3–7 years of experience and a CS/SE degree, with strong Linux and software engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in CS/SE or equivalent.
• 3–7 years building and operating software systems.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating on Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Linux systems.
• Experience with PostgreSQL.
• Experience with RabbitMQ.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing and best practices.
• Self-directed and proactive, able to drive work forward independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborative team player and problem solver.
• Observability practices and tools are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building reliable backend services and infrastructure tooling using Python.
• Developing and operating applications and services on Kubernetes.
• Building automation that improves deployment, operation and management of production systems.
• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Working with PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ in distributed systems.
• Improving scalability, reliability, performance and operability of distributed systems.
• Collaborating with software developers and infrastructure specialists to solve technical problems.
• Contributing to technical design discussions, code reviews, testing and architecture best practices.
• Driving projects and leading new initiatives.
• Migrating legacy workloads to Kubernetes and maintaining legacy non-Kubernetes production infrastructure.

Skills

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Software engineering principles

Observability

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

We are looking for a passionate S oftware Developer to join our infrastructure team. This software-focused role involves building the services, platforms and automation that support our engineering teams and production systems. You will develop reliable backend software, improve developer workflows and help operate scalable infrastructure in apredominantlyKubernetes-based environment.

How you will make an impact

• Designing and building reliable backend services and infrastructure tooling using Python
• Developing and operating applications and services on Kubernetes
• Building automation that improves the deployment, operation and management of production systems
• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows
• Working with relational databases and message-driven systems, including PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ
• Improving the scalability, reliability, performance and operability of distributed systems
• Collaborating with software developers and infrastructure specialists to solve challenging technical problems
• Contributing to technical design discussions, code reviews, testing and software architecture best practices
• Driving projects and leading new initiatives
• Migrating legacyworkloads toKubernetes
• Maintainingsomelegacy non-Kubernetesproduction infrastructure

What DRW Montreal has to offer you

• Mentorship with experienced software developers, database administrators, and technical project managers
• Continuous learning through paid postgraduate degrees, Dev Lightning talks, online learning support and 1 on 1 language tutoring with Berlitz
• 40 hours of paid volunteer work at the organization of your choice
• Bi-weekly social activities, monthly wellness plan, on-site weekly massages, and games room
• Enjoy daily catered meals (breakfast and lunch) with unlimited snacks and beverages
• Competitive salary, matching RRSP, paid company phone, laptop, and work from home set-up

What you bring to the team

• Abachelor'sor amaster'sdegree incomputer science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience
• 3 to 7 years of experience building and operating software systemsHands-on experience deploying and operating applications on Kubernetes
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Linux systems
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing and best practices
• Self-directed, proactive and able to drive work forward independently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborative team player and passionate problem solver with strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with observability practices and tools—including metrics, logging, tracing and alerting is an asset

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