Research Engineer (FICCO)

About this role

DRW, a diversified trading firm, seeks a Research Engineer to join its systematic trading team in Chicago. You'll develop software infrastructure for quantitative research, trading strategy simulation, and data management while working alongside experienced technologists and traders.

What you'll do

• Implement research studies and develop algorithms to simulate trading strategies for financial markets
• Design distributed computing software for trading strategy simulation and backtesting
• Build systems for large-scale data acquisition, storage, and accessibility
• Create user interfaces for data exploration and post-trade analysis
• Accelerate the research-to-production pipeline for trading strategies
• Evaluate and improve the firm's technology stack

What they're looking for

• C++ and Python programming
• Object-oriented design and data structures
• Quantitative finance mathematics
• Multi-threaded application development
• Computer systems knowledge (hardware, OS, memory, networking)
• Algorithm design and implementation
• Distributed computing
• Software engineering for long-term maintainability

Benefits

• Base salary $175,000–$225,000 plus annual discretionary bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy insurance
• 401(k) with discretionary employer match
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance