Software Engineer - APEX

Drweng; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

DRW, a Chicago-based trading firm, designs, develops, and supports Oracle-based software solutions for internal teams using Oracle APEX, Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL. The role emphasizes collaboration with end-users, performance tuning, and maintaining complex integrations across multiple systems.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in application development and strong Oracle PL/SQL and APEX experience, plus familiarity with data modeling, Git, and scripting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of application development experience.
• 3+ years Oracle PL/SQL.
• 3+ years Oracle APEX experience.
• Experience with data modeling.
• Experience with Git version control.
• Scripting language experience (shell scripting, python, node, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Work closely with end-users to define specifications and develop software solutions.
• Work in a complex and non-routine environment requiring advanced technical/business skills.
• Maintain and support existing Oracle systems and various integrations to other third‑party systems.
• Participate in the improvement of development processes.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize APEX applications for performance.
• Write clear technical documentation for developed applications, processes, and APIs.

Skills

Application development

Oracle PL/SQL

Oracle APEX

Data modeling

Git

Shell scripting

Python

Tools

SQL Developer

VS Code

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

What We Do:

We design, develop, and support custom software solutions that solve real business problems across DRW. Using OracleAPEX, Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL, we rapidly build secure, scalable applications tailored to the specific needs of internal teams.

We support several large systems, some of them with hundreds of users. But we also partner with support teams that have immediate needs and short time frames.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with end-users to define specifications and develop software solutions
• Work in a complex and non-routine environment requiring advanced technical/business skills
• Maintain and support existing Oracle systems and various integrations to other third‑party systems
• Participate in the improvement of development processes
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize APEX applications for performance.
• Participate in the improvement of development processes and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Write clear technical documentation for developed applications, processes, and APIs.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of application development experience
• 3+ years Oracle PL/SQL
• 3+ years Oracle APEX experience
• Experience with data modeling
• Experience with GIT version control
• Scripting language experience (shell scripting, python, node, etc..)

Desirable Experience:

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Web development, REST web services
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Familiarity with containers and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with tools like SQL Developer, VS-Code, etc.

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 to $210,000 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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