Front Office Systems Engineer – Trading Desk Embedded

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with discretionary employer match

Short and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

DRW, headquartered in Chicago, seeks Software Engineers for Front Office Systems to embed with trading desks, navigate ambiguity, and deliver specialized solutions at speed. You will own products end-to-end, from prototype to production, and help build a central trading platform across greenfield and legacy systems.

You'll work with C++, Python, and Typescript, supporting low-latency, high-throughput environments in a forward deployment model and then generalize patterns for all desks.

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 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 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

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

Linux

Job description

DRW, headquartered in Chicago, seeks Software Engineers for Front Office Systems to embed with trading desks, navigate ambiguity, and deliver specialized solutions at speed. You will own products end-to-end, from prototype to production, and help build a central trading platform across greenfield and legacy systems.

You'll work with C++, Python, and Typescript, supporting low-latency, high-throughput environments in a forward deployment model and then generalize patterns for all desks.