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

Overview

In this role you will contribute to DRW’s Unified Platform by building scalable, reliable systems that support real-time trading data and analytics. You’ll work within cross-functional UP teams to turn high-level requirements into robust services, balancing legacy code with green-field development. You’ll drive initiatives to completion while adopting new technologies and providing on-call support as needed. You thrive in an autonomous, innovation-focused environment where rapid feedback and testing are key to delivering measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, reliable systems with emphasis on testing and maintainability
• Design, model, and program across multiple languages and technologies
• Work on both legacy code and green-field projects
• Drive initiatives to completion with proactive problem solving
• Learn and promote new technologies and best practices
• Provide on-call support as needed
• Collaborate with other developers on shared tasks

Key requirements

• Multiple years of server-side development
• Solid understanding of micro-service architectures and CAP theorem
• Strong functional programming concepts and type theory
• Confident JVM knowledge
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or Clojure
• Experience with Airflow or similar Python-based workflow tools
• Knowledge of domain-driven design and domain modeling
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Git
• Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and agentic frameworks
• Knowledge of financial concepts, exchange trading, or energy trading
• initiative and drive
• problem-solving orientation
• collaboration and teamwork
• server-side development
• micro-service architectures
• CAP theorem

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