Software Engineer, Python, GD1

Software Engineer, Python, GD1

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over three decades of experience. Our focus is on sophisticated technology and exceptional people working across global markets. We value autonomy, quick decision‑making, and operating with our own capital and risk.

We trade a variety of asset classes—Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities, and Energy—while also expanding into real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets. Our culture emphasizes respect, curiosity, and openness; we set high expectations and continually challenge consensus.

We are looking for a Python Engineer to join our established multi‑asset trading team based in London. You will help shape the design and architecture of a growing system, ensuring efficient development and deployment of revenue‑generating solutions as part of our front‑office team. Candidates should be self‑motivated, able to drive projects to completion, and comfortable working directly with traders and quantitative researchers.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of our global Software Engineering team embedded in the Global Delta One business on its automated trading platform.
• Improve existing code and develop new tools.
• Collaborate directly with traders and researchers to identify solutions, create technical specifications, and articulate the value of new capabilities.
• Manage a technology backlog from ideation to deployment.
• Coordinate with traders, researchers, software engineers, and support engineers across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong preference for experience developing trading‑related software or coming from a complex technology‑based organization.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional development, with an excellent and detailed understanding of Python.
• Ability to analyze business requests, translate them into technical specifications and solutions.
• Ability to teach and mentor others.
• Experience optimizing distributed systems.
• Experience building data‑intensive systems.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Must be able to work in our London office five days per week.

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Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Salary: $50,000.00–$200,000.00

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