Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems

The role

Software Engineers in Front Office Systems embed with trading desks to build specialized solutions and then extract reusable patterns for all desks. You will work with trading tools for Cumberland and FICC options trading desks, building and maintaining the central trading platform.

What you will do

• Work with best-in-class trading tools for a collection of Cumberland and FICC options trading desks
• Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production
• Embed with trading desks to learn problem spaces and build engineering solutions
• Build, maintain and extend the central trading platform
• Work with both greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages
• Provide on-call support as needed

Required qualifications

• Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python
• Ability to work comfortably in multiple programming languages
• Track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• Ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Experience in the 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
• Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Nice to have

• Experience with functional programming is a plus

Benefits

• 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
• flexible spending accounts

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. They trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy.