DRW

is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm. We trade our own capital at our own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 30 years, so has DRW – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 2000 employees and offices around the world, we work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration.

We are seeking a

Senior

Software Engineer

to join our Unified Platform (UP) organization. UP consolidates data and technologies into a comprehensive solution, accelerating time to market. Optimizing decision-making and research, our platform simplifies implementing new ideas, enhancing our competitive edge.As a

Software Engineer

on one of the Unified Platform teams, you''ll be part of a tight knit team of software engineers working closely with internal users (analysts, quants, traders) to develop innovative systems that enable research and trading. You''ll experiment with emerging technologies to process data at scale. You’ll wrestle a mountain of data into human understandable insights.We care deeply about preserving a respectful and diverse team culture. We are a group of polyglots and technologists always seeking to find the right tool for each problem, even if that means learning something new or reviving something old. We value business impact and outcomes over process, and we make decisions based on data. We strive to adapt quickly as business priorities change.What you’ll do in this role:Develop tools to enable the business to rapidly embrace new opportunities in global marketsPartner closely with internal customers to understand their needs and build intuitive self-service toolsDevelop software for large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualizationWork with a team to maintain and extend our global markets reachLearn about market microstructure, financial instruments, and markets in which DRW participates or wants to participate inThis could be a good fit if you:Are motivated to solve hard problems with deceptively simple solutionsThink a lot about user experience and try to really understand end users’ jobs and pain pointsThink a lot about APIs, modular design and testingLove refactoring and keep trying until you find a better answerEnjoy making the “right way to do it” the path of least resistanceHave made a random tool for yourself…and then peers ask for it…then other teams ask for it…Are fiercely proud of your project’s reliability, performance and ease of maintenanceAre excited to learn about financial markets, trading, etc.What we need on the team:At least 2-3 years of platform-level software development experienceStrong computer science fundamentals; a degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experienceStrong experience with Java, Python or any modern programming languageExperience processing high volumes of data at scaleExcellent analytical and problem-solving skillsComfort working within a globally-distributed teamA background in some of the following a bonus:Java experiencePython experienceRuby experienceBig data technologies: Spark, Trino, KafkaFinancial Markets experienceSQL: Postgres, OracleCloud-native deployments: AWS, Docker, KubernetesObservability: Splunk, Prometheus, GrafanaFor more information about DRW''s processing activities and our use of job applicants'' data, please view our Privacy Notice at

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