MASS Quantitative Developer

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.  

Our MASS (Multi-Asset Systematic Strategies) desk is seeking a Quantitative Developer to join their team in either New York or Palo Alto, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Building the industry-leading systematic trading infrastructure for futures and equities globally.
• Working closely with the portfolio managers and assist implementing strategies.
• Building next-generation execution infrastructure interfacing with firm’s execution systems.
• Implementing real-time features needed for the strategy.
• Achieve the highest reliability and resiliency standards through design, tooling, and observability optimizations.
• Build strategy simulation infrastructure supporting a wide variety of strategies.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Minimum 5 years experience at a multi-manager hedge fund or investment bank.
• Prior experience working on a systematic trading desk.
• Prior experience building real-time analytics and trading system components.
• Prior experience building quantitative models and analytics.
• Prior experience building the tech infrastructure surrounding observability, recovery, and other necessary tooling.
• Broad understanding of equities and futures market structure and market data.
• Expert-level programming skillset in Python is required. Experience with C++ is nice to have.

The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000, depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.  In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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