Trading Platform Specialist — Front Office Tech & Vendors

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k plan

Disability insurance

Life & AD&D insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW, a diversified trading firm headquartered in Chicago, is expanding its UP - Exchange and Vendor Management team by adding a Trading Application Specialist. You will help integrate best-in-class technology across multiple desks, supporting equities, commodities, FX, fixed income and derivatives.

The role offers exposure to front-office systems, vendor relationships and project management, with a hybrid work pattern in Chicago and opportunities to influence trading technology strategy.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI-native toolkits to ingest and analyze trading data.
• Knowledge of trading industry and multiple strategies.
• Knowledge of execution, market data and risk concepts.
• Experience with OMS/EMS systems or vendor-facing roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building analytical dashboards to track vendor and counterparty performance.
• Coordinate with vendors to handle queries and issues beyond front-line support.
• Analyze platform options for new trading opportunities, including cost and feature considerations.
• Collaborate with Traders, PMs and Ops to onboard new platforms.
• Demonstrate platforms to potential users and gather feedback for optimization.
• Maintain a wiki of vendor platforms and track operating expenses.

Skills

AI-native toolkits

Trading data analysis

OMS/EMS knowledge

Financial markets knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

DRW, a diversified trading firm headquartered in Chicago, is expanding its UP - Exchange and Vendor Management team by adding a Trading Application Specialist. You will help integrate best-in-class technology across multiple desks, supporting equities, commodities, FX, fixed income and derivatives.

The role offers exposure to front-office systems, vendor relationships and project management, with a hybrid work pattern in Chicago and opportunities to influence trading technology strategy.