Research Engineer (Options)

As a Research Engineer (Options) at DRW, you will be an integral member of a systematic trading team comprised of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. You work directly with researchers and trading desks to implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, develop algorithms, and build engineering solutions that compete in financial markets.

What you'll do

• Work directly with researchers to implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms to compete in financial markets
• Embed with trading desks, work intimately with traders and portfolio managers, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant and extendable engineering solutions
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to accelerate the research lifecycle from strategy prototype to production deployment
• Evaluate new technology and improve the technology stack on a continuous basis

What you bring

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• A minimum of 2+ years' experience using Python in a production setting
• A strong understanding of quantitative finance and mathematics
• Experience with Linux-based, large-scale, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems
• A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, communicating clearly with stakeholders and other engineers while fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment

Nice to have

• Experience with low-level systems programming languages such as C/C++, Rust, or Zig
• Experience with functional programming

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $175,000 to $225,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
• 401k with discretionary employer match
• Short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts

About DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience, headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. The firm trades a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets, and has expanded into real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets. This role is based in the Greenwich, CT office.