Trading Systems SRE – Observability & Automation Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

401k with discretionary employer match

Comprehensive employee benefits

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for its Chicago office. This role involves ensuring the smooth operation of production trading systems and developing observability tools to prevent issues. The ideal candidate has a strong background in software development and SRE, with skills in automation and network communications.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 to $225,000, depending on experience, along with a bonus and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3-10+ years of hands-on software development or SRE experience.
• Demonstrated experience with logging, metrics, and tracing.
• High level of ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 first line support of trading, testing, and research environment.
• Proactively monitor issues before they impact trading.
• Standardize CI/CD and operational processes to reduce friction.

Skills

Observability tools

Scripting languages (Bash, Python, Ruby)

Network communications knowledge

Diagnostic capabilities

Automation

AI technology

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

DRW is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for its Chicago office. This role involves ensuring the smooth operation of production trading systems and developing observability tools to prevent issues. The ideal candidate has a strong background in software development and SRE, with skills in automation and network communications.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 to $225,000, depending on experience, along with a bonus and comprehensive benefits package.