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About the Role

UP (Unified Platform) 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. We work from high-level requirements where programmers are expected to gain an intimate understanding of the business. We strive for an environment where developers have the autonomy to pursue business solutions without arbitrary management constraints. We are a group of polyglots and technologists always seeking to find the right tool for each problem. Broadly, the development teams at DRW believe in rapid deployment and feedback, automated testing, and cohesive, transparent, lightly coupled service architectures.

Responsibilities

Building systems with a constant focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
Designing, modeling, and programming in a variety of languages and technologies.
Working on legacy code as well as green field development.
Initiative driving projects to completion.
Learning and promoting new technologies with a focus on best practices.
Providing on-call support as needed.
Sometimes working alongside other developers on the same task.

Requirements

Multiple years of server-side development.
A solid understanding of micro-service architectures and CAP theorem.
A good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory.
Confident JVM knowledge.
Modern programming languages knowledge in our primary languages (Java, Python, Clojure).
Experience with Airflow or other Python-based workflow orchestration tools.
Proficiency in domain-driven design and domain modeling.
Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or git.
Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Using AI coding assistants to accelerate development while owning the outcome.
Exposure to agentic frameworks or MCP server development.
Knowledge of financial concepts, exchange trading, or physical energy trading.

Skills

Java
Python
Clojure
Airflow
SQL
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Docker
Linux
Kafka
RabbitMQ
git

Location

Chicago

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Multiple years of server-side development

About the Company

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.

Equal Opportunity

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