# Python Software Engineer, Trading Platform

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. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters-it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus. DRW is seeking an exceptional Software Engineer to join a newly created team responsible for designing and developing tools and infrastructure used by Traders and Quantitative Researchers. In this role, you will be collaborating with people across the firm

- **Id**: 663088
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/drw-python-software-engineer-trading-platform>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: New York, United States, Chicago, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-01-17T00:38:44Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-19
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T16:53:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 293
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3788
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

## Company

- **Id**: 58537
- **Name**: DRW
- **Domain**: drw.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/drw>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 151
- **Ghost share**: 0.179
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 75
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 150000
- **Max**: 180000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 180000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Jenkins** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **TeamCity** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ghost
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale, company_stale
- **Days open**: 293

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-10T21:43:25Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.3
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 293
- **Expected fill days**: 75
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, ghost, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 180000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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