Front Office Trading Systems Engineer — C++/Python

P2P; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Software Engineer for its Front Office Systems team. You will work embedded with trading desks and, after forward deployments, generalize patterns for broader use, delivering scalable, low-latency production systems.

You’ll contribute across C++, Python, and Typescript, collaborating with Data/Research/Execution Engineering to build a central trading platform and solve high-impact problems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python and can work comfortably in multiple programming languages.
• Track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving environments.
• Ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and clear communication with stakeholders and engineers.
• Experience in the financial markets, especially delta one store of value and/or FICC options trading.
• Experience with linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in CS, Math, 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

Typescript

End-customer interaction

Linux-based systems

Low-latency software

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Math/Physics/Engineering

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

DRW is seeking a Software Engineer for its Front Office Systems team. You will work embedded with trading desks and, after forward deployments, generalize patterns for broader use, delivering scalable, low-latency production systems.

You’ll contribute across C++, Python, and Typescript, collaborating with Data/Research/Execution Engineering to build a central trading platform and solve high-impact problems in a fast-paced environment.