Algorithmic Trading SRE: 24/7 Reliability & Automation

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance

401k with discretionary employer match

Short and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for its Chicago office. This position involves providing 24/7 support for trading systems, proactively identifying issues to ensure smooth trading operations, and maintaining the test trading environment. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience, alongside strong scripting and automation skills. The position offers a salary range of $130,000 to $225,000, plus a discretionary bonus and comprehensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-10+ years of hands-on software development or SRE experience.
• Demonstrated experience with observability tools - logging, metrics, and tracing.
• High level of ownership and accountability with strong follow through.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 first line support of trading, testing, and research environment.
• Proactively monitor and identify issues before they impact trading.
• Oversee and maintain our test trading environment.

Skills

Scripting languages (Bash, Python, Ruby)

Observability tools

Network communications

Automation approach

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Logging and metrics tools

Job description

DRW is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for its Chicago office. This position involves providing 24/7 support for trading systems, proactively identifying issues to ensure smooth trading operations, and maintaining the test trading environment. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience, alongside strong scripting and automation skills. The position offers a salary range of $130,000 to $225,000, plus a discretionary bonus and comprehensive employee benefits.