DRW Holdings

About DRW Holdings

Empowering traders with technology and insights

🏢 Tech, Finance, Financial Services👥 1K-5K📅 Founded 1992📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Key Highlights

  • Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1,000+ employees focused on proprietary trading
  • Expertise in fintech and cryptocurrency markets
  • Flexible remote work policy and generous PTO

DRW is a global trading firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in proprietary trading and investment strategies across various asset classes. With a team of over 1,000 employees, DRW leverages advanced technology and quantitative methods to identify and capitalize on market opportunit...

🎁 Benefits

DRW offers competitive salaries, equity participation, generous PTO, and a flexible remote work policy. Employees also benefit from a comprehensive he...

🌟 Culture

DRW fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation, encouraging employees to take ownership of their projects and make impactful decisions. The fir...

Skills & Technologies

Overview

DRW Holdings is hiring a Senior Trading Systems Engineer to support trading systems and technologies. You'll work closely with trading, infrastructure, and software development teams. This position requires 5-10+ years of experience in trade support or site reliability engineering.

Job Description

Who you are

You have 5-10+ years of experience working in trade support, site reliability engineering, or related fields — you've developed a deep understanding of trading platforms and financial markets, thriving in high-pressure situations while working alongside traders and developers. Your educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in a STEM or related field, equipping you with the analytical skills necessary to tackle complex technical problems.

You possess strong communication skills, allowing you to effectively interact with exchanges, traders, and developers to resolve issues as they arise. Your familiarity with trading systems enables you to onboard new trading desks and technologies seamlessly, ensuring that operations run smoothly and efficiently.

What you'll do

As a Senior Trading Systems Engineer at DRW, you will play a crucial role in providing support for our trading systems and technologies. You will collaborate closely with trading, infrastructure, and software development teams to ensure that our systems operate without interruption. Your responsibilities will include troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, onboarding new trading desks, and implementing new trading systems and technologies.

You will be expected to communicate directly with exchanges and traders to iron out any problems that arise, ensuring that our trading operations are efficient and effective. Your expertise will help us quickly pivot to capture opportunities in the market, leveraging your technical skills to solve complex problems as they arise.

What we offer

At DRW, we value autonomy and the ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions. You will be part of a diverse team that operates with respect, curiosity, and open minds. We offer a dynamic work environment where high expectations and integrity are paramount. You will have the opportunity to work with sophisticated technology and exceptional people, contributing to our mission of operating in markets around the world.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement — we believe that diverse teams build better products and that your unique perspective can contribute to our success.

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