Drweng
Senior Software Engineer, C/FICCO Data
Chicago · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 days ago
PythonJavaC++LinuxKafkaAirflowData EngineeringAI OrchestrationStatisticsAccessibility
About the role
- Take full ownership of data products, guiding them from initial concept through to stable production.
- We work closely with traders, researchers, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless data flow and accessibility, supporting data-driven decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data solutions that support diverse trading activities.
- Design, build, and maintain systems for both batch processing and real-time streaming of time series datasets, ensuring high data quality and reliability.
- Develop APIs and data access methods for fast, intuitive retrieval of historical and live data, working with both new and existing systems.
- Provide on-call support as needed.
- Our systems are designed to handle large volumes of data, maintain quality and integrity, and provide robust APIs for fast, ergonomic data retrieval.
Requirements
- A minimum of 2+ years' experience using at least one of Python, Java, and C++, and can work comfortably in multiple programming languages
- 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
- Experience with pipeline orchestration frameworks (e.g. Airflow, Dagster)
- Experience with streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka), data lake platforms (e.g. Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg), and relational databases
- Have a Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.
- A 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 - you communicate clearly with stakeholders as well as other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment
- The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 $225,000 depending on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including 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, and flexible spending accounts.
Compensation
- The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 $225,000 depending on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set.
Company info
- The DRW C/FICCO Data Engineering team is essential to developing valuable datasets and scalable data infrastructure critical to our trading operations.
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