Software Developer
Summary
Design and develop ultra-low-latency trading systems and data platforms using C++, Java, or Python. You will work on the full tech stack—from hardware and software development to grid computing—to build algorithmic trading, risk analysis, and simulation tools.
Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.
As a Software Developer, you will be an integral member of a team of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technological problems by contributing to our full tech stack, from hardware and software development to grid computing. We are looking for individuals eager to learn new technologies to create innovative solutions and choose the right tools to directly impact our business. You will be surrounded by cutting-edge technology, given immediate responsibility, mentored by industry-leading engineers, and attend a robust training program, all to provide you with the best possible environment to succeed at DRW.
How you will make an impact…
- Design, develop, test and deploy proprietary software such as:
- Trading strategy simulation software optimized for distributed computation
- Large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualization
- Ultra-low-latency trading strategies
- Complex algorithmic trading systems
- Real time trade management and risk analysis platforms
- Low level optimizations for data processing
- Fully automated trading strategies
- Adapters for exchange protocols
- Robust inter process communication mechanisms
- Analyze and tune system performance
- Collaborate with experienced teammates to learn and implement bespoke solutions that balance speed, features, and cost to improve our technology stack
What you bring to the team…
- A degree in computer science, physics, mathematics, or any related engineering discipline graduating between December 2026 and August 2027 (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD)
- Excellent software development skills in modern C++, Java, or Python
- Skills in network programming (TCP/IP), multi‐threaded applications, computational intelligence, real‐time programming, or GUI programming
- A strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
- A solid foundation in programming with the ability to think, communicate, and code clearly
- Strong communication skills to advocate your ideas in a clear and concise manner to the team
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 trading 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.
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Skills
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Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location
Short answers (5)
- Preferred First Name
- LinkedIn Profile optional
- Website optional
- Please provide additional detail if appropriate. optional
- Please write your github/gitlab/bitbucket account, if you have one. optional
Pick from a list (26)
- Are you legally permitted to work in the UK?
- Do you have a current UK work permit?
- Will you now or in the future require DRW to sponsor you in the UK?
- How did you hear about this job?
- If you selected Python as most proficient, what % of your Python development is in Jupyter Notebooks? optional
- Please rate your skill level in C++.
- In which settings have you used C++? Select all that apply. optional
- Please rate your skill level in Python.
- In which settings have you used Python? Select all that apply. optional
- In which settings have you used the Python data science stack (e.g. numpy, pandas, sclkit learn, keras, tensorflow, etc). Select all that apply. optional
- Please rate your skill level in general purpose Python programming (language features, concurrency, standard library and popular third-party libraries excluding data science/ML)?
- Please rate your skill level in using Python for data science/ML in a professional setting.
- In which settings have you written low-level software that involved hardware (FPGA, NIC, CPU-architecture specific)? Select all that apply. optional
- You enjoy working on low level optimizations.
- You keep up with changes to the C++ standards.
- You like to understand how code runs on the machine at a low "bare metal" level.
- You are comfortable using debuggers (e.g. gdb) and profilers (e.g. Valgrind).
- You enjoy working closely with researchers on developing new and improved trading strategies.
- You enjoy the challenge of the high pressure work of developing and supporting live production trading systems.
- Please rate your interest in using AI to write code.
- Please rate your interest in building AI-powered tools.
- Please rate your comfort level with working with vague requirements.
- Please rate your interest level in working under high pressure on real time systems
- In which settings have you done multi-threaded programming? Select all that apply.
- You prefer to take the extra time to automate a repetitive task rather than providing a deliverable early.
- Please rate your interest level in Cloud and Big Data technologies.
Written answers (4)
- Legal First Name
- Legal Last Name
- We have multiple technology teams hiring, and your responses to the following questions will help determine which teams may be the best fit based on your skill set and interests. Please feel free to use this space if there is anything else you'd like to note in terms of your interests that this form does not cover. optional
- Please rank your first and second preferred coding language.
Attachments (1)
- Please provide a copy of your most recent transcript from your highest degree level.