Trading Operations Software Engineer - Front Office Impact

drweng

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 175,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Group medical

Pharmacy

Dental and vision insurance

401k (with discretionary employermatch

Short and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW in Chicago is seeking a Software Engineer - Trading Operations to support trading desks across London, Singapore, and Chicago. You will solve complex problems with traders, researchers, and engineers, delivering ergonomic software for trading workflows.

You will own products from prototype to production, work across Java and Python, and contribute to data pipelines. A 2+ year enterprise background in trading environments and strong communication skills are required.

Qualifications

2+ years of enterprise software experience in trading or finance.
Experience working with front, middle and back office in trading environment.
Proficiency with Git, Python/Java, and Linux.
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production.
Embed with Cumberland Mining trading and operations stakeholders, delivering polished software solutions for trading operations.
Build, maintain and extend trading related applications and data pipelines.
Work with both greenfield and legacy systems across Java and Python.
Provide on-call support as needed.