Senior Platform Engineer, Unified Data & Services

Cumberland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW, a diversified trading firm, seeks strong developers to design and build scalable systems across platforms. You will work with JVM languages (Java, Clojure) and Python, contribute to microservices architectures, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-assurance software.

You will engage in modern tech stacks (Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, RabbitMQ) and embrace automated testing, on-call support, and continuous learning in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of server-side development.
• Solid understanding of micro-service architectures and CAP theorem.
• Good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory.
• Confident JVM knowledge.
• Modern programming languages knowledge in Java, Python, Clojure.
• Experience with Airflow or other Python-based workflow orchestration tools.
• Proficiency in domain-driven design and domain modeling.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or git.
• Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Using AI coding assistants to accelerate development while owning the outcome.
• Exposure to agentic frameworks or MCP server development.
• Knowledge of financial concepts, exchange trading, or physical energy trading.

Responsibilities

• Building systems with a constant focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Designing, modeling, and programming in a variety of languages and technologies.
• Working on legacy code as well as green field development.
• Initiative driving projects to completion.
• Learning and promoting new technologies with a focus on best practices.
• Providing on-call support as needed.
• Sometimes working alongside other developers on the same task.

Skills

Java

Python

Clojure

JVM

Microservices

Airflow

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQL

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Domain-Driven Design

Git

Tools

Airflow

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

DRW, a diversified trading firm, seeks strong developers to design and build scalable systems across platforms. You will work with JVM languages (Java, Clojure) and Python, contribute to microservices architectures, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-assurance software.

You will engage in modern tech stacks (Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, RabbitMQ) and embrace automated testing, on-call support, and continuous learning in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.