SRE for Algorithmic Trading Platforms (24/7 Reliability)

DRW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Short-term and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW, located in Chicago, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join their Algorithmic Trading Team. This role is crucial for ensuring the robustness of production trading systems and involves collaborating with engineers and traders for 24/7 support. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in computer science, 3-10+ years' experience in software development or SRE, and familiarity with observability tools and scripting languages like Bash or Python. The position offers a competitive salary range from $130,000 to $225,000 and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–10+ years of hands-on software development or SRE experience.
• Experience with logging, metrics, and tracing tools.
• Strong understanding of the Linux TCP/IP stack.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 first-line support for trading and testing environments.
• Monitor and identify issues before they impact trading.
• Standardize CI/CD and operational processes across teams.

Skills

Software development

SRE experience

Observability tools

Scripting languages (Bash, Python, Ruby)

Network communications

Diagnostic capabilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

DRW, located in Chicago, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join their Algorithmic Trading Team. This role is crucial for ensuring the robustness of production trading systems and involves collaborating with engineers and traders for 24/7 support. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in computer science, 3-10+ years' experience in software development or SRE, and familiarity with observability tools and scripting languages like Bash or Python. The position offers a competitive salary range from $130,000 to $225,000 and various employee benefits.