Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems DRW · · New York, United States an hour ago

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Software Engineer for its Front Office Systems team. You will embed with a trading desk, delivering specialized solutions while building domain knowledge.

You will then generalize patterns for use across desks, contributing to scalable, low-latency platforms in C++, Python, and TypeScript. Expect fast-paced development with strong collaboration and on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python, with ability to work in multiple languages.
• Customer-facing production systems experience in fast-moving environments.
• Strong problem solving, clear communication, and collaboration with engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with best-in-class trading tools for Cumberland and FICC desks.
• Own the products from prototype to production.
• Embed with trading desks, learn their problem spaces, and build ergonomic, performant solutions.
• Build, maintain, and extend the central trading platform.
• Work with languages including C++, Python, and TypeScript; provide on-call support as needed.

Skills

C++

Python

TypeScript

Education

CS/Eng degree

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 trade 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.

About the Team

DRW C/Options Front Office Systems team intimately collaborates with traders to turn alpha signals, risk management, market visualizations, and other trading-critical tools into scalable, performant, and reliable production systems.

We embed deeply with our customers to solve high-impact, complex problems.

We move quickly when we prototype, and we tread lightly when we ship to production.

We operate at the intersection of ensuring customer success and creating quality products that stand the test of time.

We work closely with Data Engineering, Research Engineering, and Execution Engineering.

About the Role

Software Engineers in Front Office Systems operate in two very distinct but organically interconnected modes.

• During a Forward Deployment, you will be directly embedded onto a trading desk, where you will navigate business context, ambiguity in requirements, trade-offs, and urgency to deliver. You will promote a mutually beneficial relationship with the trading desks by building specialized solutions to solve their greatest problems while building domain-specific knowledge.
• After returning from a Forward Deployment, you will leverage the knowledge gained from the process, extract reusable patterns, and make the tools available for all trading desks.

In this role you will:

• 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, including C++, Python, and TypeScript.
• Provide on-call support as needed.

Qualifications

• Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python, with the ability to work comfortably in multiple programming languages.
• A track record of working directly with end customers and 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, including clear communication with stakeholders and engineers and the ability to foster a collaborative, supportive working environment.
• Experience in financial markets, especially 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.
• A bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000, 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, 401(k) with discretionary employer match, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.