Senior Software Engineer, Unified Platform - Trade Management, Trade and Order Processing, Platform Services

• Building systems with a constant focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Designing, modeling, and programming in a variety of languages and technologies. 
• Working on legacy code as well as green field development.
• Initiative driving projects to completion.
• Learning and promoting new technologies with a focus on best practices.
• Providing on-call support as needed.
• Sometimes working alongside other developers on the same task. 

We are looking for strong developers of any stripe, but familiarity with the below will give candidates a leg up in working on our systems. 

• Multiple years of server-side development.
• A solid understanding of micro-service architectures and CAP theorem.
• A good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory.
• Confident JVM knowledge.
• Modern programming languages knowledge in our primary languages (Java, Python, Clojure).
• Experience with Airflow or other Python-based workflow orchestration tools.
• Proficiency in domain-driven design and domain modeling.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or git.
• Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Using AI coding assistants to accelerate development while owning the outcome.
• Exposure to agentic frameworks or MCP server development.
• Knowledge of financial concepts, exchange trading, or physical energy trading. 

The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $275,000 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.