Skills

Communication Python Architecture Autonomy Organization Organizational Skills

Job Specifications

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.

We are seeking a Python Engineer to join an established multi-asset trading team with a global presence. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence the design and architecture of a growing system and ensure efficient development and deployment of revenue-generating solutions as part of an innovative front office team. Candidates should have strong initiative and have proven experience independently driving projects to completion. We work from high-level requirements and programmers are expected to gain an intimate understanding of the business and work directly with Traders and Quantitative Researchers on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

Work as part of our team of global Software Engineers embedded in our Global Delta One business, working on its automated trading platform
Improve existing code and develop new tools
Collaborate directly with traders and researchers to identify solutions and/or create technical specifications and clearly articulate value add of new capabilities
Manage a technology backlog from ideation to deployment
Collaborate with traders, researchers, software engineers, and support engineers elsewhere within the organization

Qualifications

Strong preference for experience developing trading-related software or coming from a complex technology-based organization
Minimum of 3 years of professional development, demonstrating excellent, detailed understanding of Python
Able to analyze business requests and translate to technical specifications and solutions
Able to teach others
Experience optimizing distributed systems
Experience of data-intensive systems development
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Must be able to come into our London office 5 days per week

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About the Company

At DRW, we identify and capture trading and investment opportunities globally. What sets us apart is our diversified approach—trading across many asset classes and instruments, in markets around the world, with horizons from seconds to years. We succeed by leveraging technology, research and risk management. We offer the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the benefits and stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are ... Know more