Front Office Systems Engineer — C++/Python

P2P; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Software Engineer for Front Office Systems in New York. You will be embedded on a trading desk during Forward Deployments to translate business needs into specialized solutions, then generalize them for use across desks after deployment.

You will own products from prototype to production, collaborating with traders and engineers to create ergonomic, high-performance tools that scale across platforms.

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
• Experience with functional programming is a plus
• Have a Bachelor’s 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

Multiple languages

End customer interaction

Low-latency systems

Linux

Functional programming

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in CS/Math/Stats/Physics/Engineering

Job description

DRW is seeking a Software Engineer for Front Office Systems in New York. You will be embedded on a trading desk during Forward Deployments to translate business needs into specialized solutions, then generalize them for use across desks after deployment.

You will own products from prototype to production, collaborating with traders and engineers to create ergonomic, high-performance tools that scale across platforms.