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News
Technologies
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Products
People
Growth
Offices
Jobs
Financials

Investor profile

Investor
Investments
3
3 of them startups
Hiring now
1
4 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
Rounds in 12 months
2
$44.5M raised
Focusshare of its companies
Cryptocurrencies 33%RegTech, AML & Compliance 33%Market Research 33%Drones & UAVs 33%Drone AI 33%
Where its companies are
United States 33%France 33%
Stage of its companies
Series A 67%Series B 33%
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Sources: 3 rounds in the press that name it

How DRW hires

Truth index
B 84/100
Median time to fill
73 days
Ghost roles
18%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%

DRW scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 153 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 18% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 73 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

DRW is a proprietary trading firm active across futures, options, fixed income and digital assets. It builds its own low-latency technology and quantitative research infrastructure. The firm also invests in real estate, venture and cryptocurrency ventures.

News

News DSI 3 months ago
University of Chicago Launches Program to Train Next Generation of Quantitative Developers
The University of Chicago Data Science Institute (DSI) and Financial Mathematics Program are launching the new Quantitative Developer (QD) Certificate, combining training in advanced software engineering with financial expertise. Full-stack quantitative d
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News coindesk 7 months ago
Wall Street wants the tech but not the transparency. DRW's Don Wilson says open ledgers are a dealbreaker for banks
DRW founder Don Wilson says public blockchains conflict with how institutions trade and manage risk, limiting adoption.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at DRW over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
197
Postings analysed
158
Stack modernity
76/100AI adopter
Languages
Python78%
C++28%
SQL16%
Bash13%
Frameworks & libraries
NumPy3%
STL3%
Scikit-learn3%
Dagster2%
Databases
PostgreSQL4%
Oracle2%
Snowflake2%
Redis1%
Cloud & platforms
Linux34%
Kubernetes16%
Windows7%
AWS6%
AI & ML
LLM8%
Claude1%
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Full DRW tech stack 197 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$225k
Typical range
$70k – $300k
Open positions
62
47 Jobs
Intern 2.1%
Junior 25.5%
Middle 14.9%
Senior 46.8%
Staff 10.6%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 1 $300k $300k
Junior 12 $193k $70k – $300k
Middle 7 $225k $125k – $250k
Senior 22 $250k $150k – $280k
Staff 5 $215k $180k – $300k
Highest paying role Quantitative Researcher $300k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at DRW By role, level and city, against the market · 62 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
73/100
Growing
Open positions
153
30 opened / 26 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
71 days
faster than 19% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Operations
23%
Backend
17% ▼
Analytics
10% ▲
Data Science
8%
DevOps
8% ▼
Security
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Operations (+8 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Cayman Islands Oct 2026
Added Apex to stack Oct 2026
Added Zapier to stack Oct 2026
Added Service Desk to stack Oct 2026
Added MuleSoft to stack Oct 2026
Added ITSM to stack Oct 2026
Added Confluence to stack Oct 2026
Added Claude to stack Oct 2026
Added Tableau to stack Oct 2026
Added Power BI to stack Oct 2026
Added Claude Code to stack Oct 2026
Added Red Teaming to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
31
Hiring now
11
Countries
11
Busiest office
Chicago
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Chicago United States
HQ
Chicago
56 open roles 38 posted in 90 days 63% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $213k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Operations, Data Science
Suite 2500
opened 2026 seen since Feb 2025 company site, careers board, job postings
London United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
Singapore
43 open roles 25 posted in 90 days 65% engineering 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Backend, Operations, Data Science
seen since Aug 2025 careers board, job postings
New York United States
Engineering / R&D
New York City
24 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 63% engineering 200-500 est. staff $226k Avg Salary
hires for Data Science, Operations, Backend
225 Liberty Street
seen since Feb 2025 company site, careers board, job postings
Singapore Singapore
Engineering / R&D
Singapore
20 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Backend, Data Science, Operations
Asia Square Tower 1
seen since Aug 2024 company site, careers board, job postings
Montreal Canada
Engineering / R&D
Montréal
11 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 73% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Backend, DevOps, Operations
1360 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
seen since Jan 2026 company site, careers board, job postings
Amsterdam Netherlands
Support & operations
Amsterdam
5 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Operations, Backend, Finance
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Austin United States
Plant / site
Austin
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $244k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Operations
300 W 6th Street
seen since Sep 2026 company site, careers board
Tel Aviv Israel
Engineering / R&D
Tel Aviv
4 open roles 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, DevOps
101 Rokach Blvd.
seen since Apr 2024 company site, careers board, job postings
Houston United States
Regional office
Houston
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $250k Avg Salary
hires for Operations
1500 Post Oak Blvd
seen since Sep 2026 company site, careers board
Greenwich United States
Regional office
Greenwich
2 open roles 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $225k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Backend
1 Greenwich Plaza
seen since Jul 2025 company site, careers board, job postings
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
seen since Oct 2024 careers board, job postings
Edison United States
Regional office
Edison
10-50 est. staff
seen since Jun 2026 careers board
San Francisco United States
Regional office
San Francisco
careers board
Tokyo Japan
Regional office
Tokyo
careers board
Shanghai China
Regional office
Shanghai
careers board
Seoul South Korea
Regional office
Seoul
careers board
Bengaluru India
Regional office
Bengaluru
careers board
Washington United States
Regional office
Washington D.C.
careers board
Dallas United States
Regional office
Dallas
careers board
Vancouver Canada
Regional office
ZDNU - Vancouver
careers board
San Jose United States
Regional office
ZDNU - San Jose
careers board
Baltimore United States
Regional office
Baltimore
careers board
Tulsa United States
Regional office
Tulsa
careers board
Toronto Canada
Regional office
ZDNU - Toronto
careers board
Calgary Canada
Regional office
Calgary
careers board
Palo Alto United States
Regional office
Palo Alto
541 Cowper Street
company site, careers board
Solon United States
Regional office
Solon
careers board
Monroeville United States
Regional office
Monroeville
careers board
Newbury United Kingdom
Regional office
Newbury
careers board
Central United States
Regional office
Hong Kong
2 Queen's Road Central
company site
Newport United Kingdom
Regional office
Newport Beach
careers board

Jobs

$100k – $120k per year • In office • 1+ year exp • Chicago • New York
Python
SQL
Bash
pySpark
AI/ML
Spark
Airflow
NumPy
DevOps
Git
AWS
Amazon S3
Linux
Apply
≈ $192k – $350k per year (Estimated) • In office • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • New York
Python
Java
C++
Apache Iceberg
Delta Lake
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Airflow
Dagster
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Linux
Apply
$150k – $200k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Chicago
Python
JavaScript
Apex
MuleSoft
AI/ML
Claude
Model Context Protocol
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Management
Slack
Confluence
Jira
Zapier
SharePoint
Agile
ITSM
Service Desk
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In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • London
Python
Java
C#
C++
TCP/IP
Apply
≈ $63k – $154k per year (Estimated) • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Singapore
Python
C++
MATLAB
Machine Learning
Apply
$150k – $250k per year • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Chicago
Verilog
SystemVerilog
TCP/IP
Apply
≈ $76k – $161k per year (Estimated) • In office • Montreal
Python
Go
LLM
OpenAI
DevOps
Azure
Apply
≈ $108k – $208k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Chicago
Python
SQL
Tableau
Power BI
Apply
≈ $118k – $225k per year (Estimated) • In office • 6+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • London
Python
C#
Claude Code
Apply
$175k – $275k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • Chicago
LLM
Red Teaming
Agentic Workflows
DevOps
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
Burp Suite
Metasploit
Nmap
Cobalt Strike
BloodHound
Web3
Smart Contracts
Apply
$175k – $275k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • New York
LLM
Red Teaming
Agentic Workflows
DevOps
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
Burp Suite
Metasploit
Nmap
Cobalt Strike
BloodHound
Web3
Smart Contracts
Apply
≈ $119k – $219k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • London
LLM
Red Teaming
Agentic Workflows
DevOps
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
Burp Suite
Metasploit
Nmap
Cobalt Strike
BloodHound
Web3
Smart Contracts
Apply