Front Office Systems Engineer — Options Trading Platform

Cumberland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW is a diversified trading firm with decades of experience delivering advanced technology and exceptional people to markets worldwide. The Front Office Systems team collaborates with traders to turn alpha signals and risk management into scalable production systems.

As a Software Engineer on the team, you will embed with trading desks, craft domain models, and build ergonomic, high-performance solutions across C++, Python, and Typescript, while also maintaining the central trading platform.

Qualifications

• Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python and can work comfortably in multiple programming languages.
• A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• Ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity
• Exceptional interpersonal skills - you communicate clearly with stakeholders as well as other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment.
• Experience in the financial markets, especially in delta one store of value and/or FICC options trading
• Experience with linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems
• Have a Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Work with best-in-class trading tools for a collection of Cumberland and FICC options trading desks
• Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production
• Embed with trading desks, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant and extendable engineering solutions
• Build, maintain and extend the central trading platform
• Work with both greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages (C++, Python, Typescript)
• Provide on-call support as needed

Skills

C++

Python

Other languages

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Linux

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with decades of experience delivering advanced technology and exceptional people to markets worldwide. The Front Office Systems team collaborates with traders to turn alpha signals and risk management into scalable production systems.

As a Software Engineer on the team, you will embed with trading desks, craft domain models, and build ergonomic, high-performance solutions across C++, Python, and Typescript, while also maintaining the central trading platform.