Software Developer
DRW is a Chicago-based diversified trading firm that uses technology, quantitative research, and risk management to provide liquidity across traditional and digital-asset markets.
About DRW
Founded by Don Wilson in 1992, DRW trades for its own account across global markets and operates strategies in cryptoassets, venture capital, real estate, carbon markets, and public-equity investments. Its crypto business, Cumberland, has provided institutional crypto-asset liquidity since 2014.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You design, develop, test and deploy proprietary software for trading strategy simulation, large-scale data systems, low-latency and algorithmic trading, trade management, risk analysis, data processing, exchange protocols and inter-process communication. You analyze system performance and implement solutions balancing speed, features and cost.
Requirements
- Degree in computer science, physics, mathematics or related engineering discipline
- Graduation expected between December 2026 and June 2027
- Proficiency in C++, Java or Python
- Skills in multithreading, API design and integration, data processing and UI development
- Network programming skills using TCP/IP
- Experience with real-time programming, computational intelligence or GUI programming
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
- Solid programming fundamentals
- Clear logical thinking and effective communication
Responsibilities
- Design proprietary software
- Develop proprietary software
- Test proprietary software
- Deploy proprietary software
- Build trading strategy simulation software
- Develop large-scale data systems
- Develop low-latency trading strategies
- Develop algorithmic trading systems
- Develop trade management and risk analysis platforms
- Optimize data processing
- Develop exchange-protocol adapters
- Build inter-process communication mechanisms
- Analyze system performance
- Tune system performance
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