Software Engineer - Trading Operations

DRW•New York, NY

10h•$120,000 - $175,000

About The Position

The Software Engineer – Trading Operations provides support to trading desks based in London, Singapore, and Chicago. The role works closely with traders, researchers, software engineers, and trading and operations stakeholders to solve operational problems and improve workflows using appropriate tools and technology. It involves owning software products from prototype through stable production, and building, maintaining, and extending trading applications and data pipelines across greenfield and legacy systems.

Requirements

Exceptional interpersonal skills and clear communication with stakeholders and engineers, fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment.
A strong track record in enterprise-scale software engineering projects, including the ability to deliver and manage dynamic software projects for key stakeholders.
Substantial prior interaction with the front office and senior management in an active trading environment.
At least 2 years of enterprise experience working on systems involving version control, Git, Python or Java, and Linux.
A bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or materially equivalent exposure.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, break down problems, and synthesize and implement solutions.

Nice To Haves

Comfort working in multiple programming languages.
2–3 years of experience in front-office, middle-office, back-office, or risk management roles involving exchange-traded and OTC products.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of products from prototype through stable production.
Embed with Cumberland Mining trading and operations stakeholders and deliver polished, ergonomic, well-engineered software solutions to operational problems.
Build, maintain, and extend trading-related applications, data pipelines, and solutions.
Work with greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages, including Java and Python.
Provide on-call support as needed.