Software Engineer, Cumberland/Options Tools Engineering

As a Software Engineer on DRW's Cumberland/Options Tools Engineering team, you will embed directly with trading desks to turn alpha signals, risk management, market visualizations, and other trading-critical tools into scalable, performant, and reliable production systems. You operate in two interconnected modes: during Forward Deployments, you navigate business context and ambiguity to deliver specialized solutions to traders; after returning, you extract reusable patterns and make those tools available across all trading desks.

What you'll do

• Work with best-in-class trading tools for Cumberland and FICC options trading desks
• Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production
• Embed with trading desks, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant, and extendable engineering solutions
• Build, maintain, and extend the central trading platform
• Work with both greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages (Python, Java, C++, Typescript)
• Provide on-call support as needed

What you bring

• A minimum of 2+ years' experience using Python, Java, 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 engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment
• Experience in 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
• A Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Nice to have

• Experience with functional programming

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $175k to $225k, depending on your 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.