Research Engineer

DRW
Full-time
Chicago
$175,000 - $225,000
Posted on 5 months ago

Job Description

As a Research Engineer, you will be an integral member of a systematic trading team comprised of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technological problems and contribute to our full tech stack, including software design, data engineering, distributed computing, and quantitative modeling.

Responsibilities

  • Implement research studies and simulate trading strategies
  • Design trading strategy simulation software
  • Develop software for data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualization
  • Create user interfaces for data exploration and post trade analysis
  • Accelerate the research lifecycle
  • Evaluate new technology and improve our technology stack

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Excellent software development skills in modern C++ and Python
  • Strong understanding of object oriented design, data structures and algorithms
  • Strong understanding of quantitative finance mathematics
  • Solid foundation in programming
  • Solid understanding of computer systems
  • Skills in multi‐threaded applications
  • Understanding of how to build software for long term use
  • Demonstrated ability to produce algorithmic code

Benefits

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