Senior Software Engineer, C++ (Algo)
DRWAbout the Role
DRW is seeking an outstanding Senior Software Engineer to join one of their trading desks, focusing on designing, building, and implementing trading applications and tools. You will be an integral member of an algorithmic trading team comprising experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders, working together to solve challenging technological problems and contribute to the full tech stack, from hardware and software development to devops, testing and release management.
- Perform full life cycle development of applications and libraries for exchange gateways, trading strategy execution, risk management, trade reporting and market data feed processing using C++ or Rust
- Develop and maintain systems to ensure application performance, integrity and reliability for maintaining maximal up-time
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders on strategy development
- Guide junior engineers on best practices through mentoring, pair programming, and code reviews
- Evaluate new technology and improve the technology stack
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience developing high-availability server-side systems, preferably in C++ or Rust
- 3+ years of experience using any combination of the modern C++ (20/23/26) standards or Rust
- A background in multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- Strong practical knowledge of computer science, especially algorithms, data structures, distributed systems and concurrency
- Positive AI mentality and practical use of AI coding tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
What You'll Get
- $150k–$250k base salary
- Group medical insurance
- Pharmacy insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k (with discretionary employer match)
- Short and long-term disability
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts