Senior Software Engineer, Unified Platform - Trade Management, Trade and Order Processing, Plat[...]

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with discretionary employer match

Comprehensive employee benefits

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

P2P is seeking a skilled developer to build reliable and scalable systems. The role includes working on both legacy code and new development projects and requires experience in Java, Python, and understanding micro-service architectures. A competitive salary ranging from $200,000 to $275,000 is offered, along with robust employee benefits including medical, dental, and a 401k plan.

Ideal candidates will have strong server-side development skills and familiarity with modern programming languages. P2P promotes a culture of learning and technological advancement, making this an exciting opportunity for career growth.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of server-side development experience.
• Solid understanding of micro-service architectures.
• Good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory.

Responsibilities

• Building systems with a focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Working on legacy code and green field development.
• Providing on-call support as needed.

Skills

Server-side development

Micro-service architectures

JVM knowledge

Java

Python

Clojure

SQL

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AI coding assistants

Job description

Expectations

• 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.

Desirable Experience

• Multiple years of server-side development.
• A solid understanding of micro-service architectures and CAP theorem.
• A good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory.
• Confident JVM knowledge.
• Modern programming languages knowledge in our primary languages (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.

The annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $275,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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