Front Office Systems Engineer - Trading Desk Focus

DRW Holdings, LLC.; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401k plan with employer match

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW Holdings, LLC. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems to join a high-performance trading technology team in Greenwich, to embed with traders and turn alpha signals into scalable production tools.

You will own products from prototype to production, working with C++, Python and Typescript on Linux in low-latency environments, while collaborating with Data, Research, and Execution Engineering teams.

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 Bachelor or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Work with best-in-class trading tools for 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

Multiple languages

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in CS/Math/Stats/Engineering

Tools

Linux

Job description

DRW Holdings, LLC. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems to join a high-performance trading technology team in Greenwich, to embed with traders and turn alpha signals into scalable production tools.

You will own products from prototype to production, working with C++, Python and Typescript on Linux in low-latency environments, while collaborating with Data, Research, and Execution Engineering teams.