Software Engineer, Market Data - Cumberland

drweng

Chicago, USonsite$150k-$225k/yrPosted Jan 26, 2026
Posting intelligenceMay be filled, listed long ago

Skills

pythonc++

About the role

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 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.

We are looking for a Market Data Developer to join our Cumberland team. This role is responsible for building and supporting a C++ based technology stack that empowers Cumberland to trade across many exchanges and regions using a wide range of strategies.

As a member of this team, you will work with other software engineers to design and develop the full stack of software needed to support a global trading operation. You are expected to design and develop market data solutions, monitoring systems, and tools to integrate with DRW’s core infrastructure services.

Candidates should have strong initiative and have proven experience independently driving projects to completion. We work from high-level requirements and programmers are expected to gain an intimate understanding of the business and work directly with Traders and Quantitative Researchers on a daily basis.

Responsibilities:

Work as part of our cryptoassets team to establish and maintain best-in-class software systems that enable 24-hour, global trading operations

Design and develop full-stack software systems including trading systems, exchange connectivity solutions, and monitoring systems

Working in multiple languages, including C++, and Python

Testing at the unit, functional, and integration level

Working on legacy code as well as greenfield development

Providing on-call support as needed

Collaborating with traders, researchers, and software engineers within our group as well as elsewhere within the organization.

Qualifications:

Experience designing, developing, and supporting mission critical, high-performance applications.

5+ years of professional, modern (C++20 and beyond) C++ experience.

3+ years of professional script development experience, preferably Python.

Demonstrated knowledge of network communication, including multicast and WebSockets

Experience with inter-process messaging, micro-service architectures, and API design

Experience with trading systems is desirable, but not required

Excellent oral and written communication skills

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree

The annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 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.

For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice.

California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice.

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Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $150k-$225k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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