Senior Software Engineer, Cumberland/Options Data

As a Senior Software Engineer on DRW's Cumberland/Options Data team, you develop valuable datasets and scalable data infrastructure critical to trading operations. You work closely with traders, researchers, and engineering teams to ensure seamless data flow and accessibility, supporting data-driven decision-making across a diversified trading firm.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data solutions that support diverse trading activities
• Take full ownership of data products, guiding them from initial concept through to stable production
• Design, build, and maintain systems for both batch processing and real-time streaming of time series datasets, ensuring high data quality and reliability
• Develop APIs and data access methods for fast, intuitive retrieval of historical and live data, working with both new and existing systems
• Provide on-call support as needed

What you bring

• A minimum of 2+ years' experience using at least one of Python, Java, and C++, and the ability to work comfortably in multiple programming languages
• A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• The ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity
• Exceptional interpersonal skills: you communicate clearly with stakeholders and other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment
• Experience in the financial markets, especially in delta one, store of value, and/or FICC options trading
• Experience with Linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems
• Experience with pipeline orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or Dagster
• Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka, data lake platforms such as Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg, and relational databases
• A Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $175,000-$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 30 years of experience, headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. The firm trades across Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy, and has expanded into real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.