About the Role
The UP – Analytics Front Office team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to solve complex problems in challenging, time-critical environments. This role involves operating services that provide real-time PnL and Risk monitoring for diverse trading desks.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate low latency risk analytics systems.
- Decompose complex functional requirements into efficient, simple, and reliably changeable service designs.
- Provide on-call support as part of a team rotation across US and UK time zones.
- Mentor team members and contribute unique knowledge to advance team capabilities.
Requirements
- Extensive experience designing and operating low latency distributed systems at scale for critical business functions.
- Extensive experience in testing and test automation.
- Fluency in functional and object-oriented programming languages.
- Competency in using Git, CI/CD platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with C#, Java, Python, or C++.
- Familiarity with databases such as MSSQL, Postgres, or Redis.
- Familiarity with event-based platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Familiarity with data structures and design/analysis of algorithms.
- Ability and desire to learn, adapt, and grow.
- Personal humility, respect for others, and trust in teammates.
- Ability to independently drive projects to completion while preferring collaboration.
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Strong listening and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
Skills
- C#
- RX for LINQ
- Python
- C++
- Git
- CI/CD
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- MSSQL
- Postgres
- Redis
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- Data structures
- Algorithm analysis
Location
- Chicago
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $200k to $250k
- Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Group medical insurance
- Pharmacy insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k with discretionary employer match
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
About the Company
- DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience.
- DRW brings sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets globally.
- DRW operates using its own capital and trades at its own risk.
- Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia.
- DRW trades Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities, and Energy across major global markets.
- DRW has expanded into real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets.
