Software Engineer, Research – Cumberland Systematic

About this role

DRW's Cumberland Systematic team seeks a Software Engineer to build full-stack infrastructure supporting global systematic trading operations. You'll develop integrations with data vendors and blockchain systems while working closely with quantitative researchers in a Python/C++ environment.

What you'll do

• Design and develop software infrastructure for quantitative financial research and high-availability trading systems
• Accelerate research workflows from data engineering through feature generation and analysis
• Integrate with diverse data sources including blockchains, exchanges, and external data vendors
• Conduct testing across unit, functional, and integration levels
• Collaborate with small team and quantitative researchers with focus on user needs
• Provide on-call operational support as needed

What they're looking for

• Professional Python development with maintainable, refactorable code
• Large-scale timeseries data management
• Type systems and type safety
• Software design and architecture
• Strong communication (verbal and written)
• Blockchain and cryptocurrency systems (bonus)
• Functional programming and immutable design patterns (bonus)
• Machine learning concepts and lifecycle (bonus)

Benefits

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