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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.\nHeadquartered 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.\nWe 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.\nAbout the Team\nDRW C/FICCO Front Office Systems team intimately collaborates with traders to turn alpha signals, risk management, market visualizations and other trading-critical tools into scalable, performant and reliable production systems.\nWe embed deeply with our customers to solve high-impact, complex problems.\nWe move quickly when we prototype, and we tread lightly when we ship to production. \nWe operate at the intersection of ensuring customer success and creating quality products that stand the test of time.\nWe work closely with Data Engineering, Research Engineering, and Execution Engineering.\nAbout the Role\nSoftware Engineers in Front Office Systems operate in two very distinct but organically interconnected modes.\nDuring a Forward Deployment, you will be directly embedded onto a trading desk, where you will be tasked to navigate business context, ambiguity in requirements, trade-offs, and urgency to deliver. You will promote a mutually beneficial relationship with the trading desks by building them specialized solutions to solve their greatest problems, while at the same time building up domain specific knowledge.\nAfter returning from a Forward Deployment, you will leverage the knowledge you gained from the process, extract reusable patterns, and make the tools available for all trading desks.\nIn this role you will:\nWork with best-in-class trading tools for a collection of Cumberland and FICC options trading desks\nTake full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production\nEmbed with trading desks, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant and extendable engineering solutions\nBuild, maintain and extend the central trading platform\nWork with both greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages (C++, Python, Typescript) \nProvide on-call support as needed\nQualifications:\nUp to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python and can work comfortably in multiple programming languages\nA track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments\nAbility to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity\nExceptional interpersonal skills - you communicate clearly with stakeholders as well as other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment.\nExperience in the financial markets, especially in delta one store of value and/or FICC options trading\nExperience with linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems\nExperience with functional programming is a plus\nHave a Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience\nThe annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. 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