Graduate Software Engineer (DV Commodities)

DV Trading
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Graduate candidates with programming experience in C++ or Python and a focus on quantitative or latency-sensitive problems will find this role in commodities trading rewarding.

Best fit for

  • Graduate candidates with Linux programming experience and a passion for quantitative challenges
    — “Experience programming in either C++ and/or Python in Linux environments, ideally on quantitative or latency-sensitive problems”
  • Individuals who can take full ownership of their code and apply engineering judgment throughout the lifecycle
    — “Use AI to accelerate development while taking full ownership of your code”
  • Candidates with strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with traders and researchers
    — “Collaborate with other developers, tech leaders, traders, and researchers to outline the technical needs for each trading application”

Things to consider

  • Onsite work in London is mandatory, with no remote flexibility implied
    — “Ability to work onsite at our London office 5 days a week”
  • The role is likely meant for recent graduates or those close to graduation, with a 2027 deadline
    — “Expected to graduate with a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field by Summer 2027”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to build and improve proprietary trading tools in your resume
    — “Build and improve a variety of proprietary trading tools to support the trading desks across the business”
  • Demonstrate experience with AI tools in development workflows during interviews
    — “Accelerate development with AI tools while fully owning your code from verification through edge case handling”
  • Showcase your ability to work in established codebases and handle edge cases safely
    — “Work with equal confidence in established codebases: quickly building context in unfamiliar systems, extending them safely, and improving them as you go”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Build and improve proprietary trading tools
  • Collaborate with other developers, tech leaders, traders, and researchers
Typical background
Expected to graduate with a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

C++PythonLinuxAIAgile-development

Preferred

Quantitative-problemsLatency-sensitive-problems

Stack & domain

C++PythonLinuxQuantitativeLatency-sensitiveAICode OwnershipVerificationEdge Case HandlingDeploymentProduction SupportListeningInterpersonalWrittenOral CommunicationAnalyticalCreative Problem-solvingSoftware EngineeringTrading

About the role

Original posting from DV Trading via Greenhouse

About Us:

Founded more than 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America and in Europe. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.

DV Commodities is a division within DV Group that specializes in trading commodities markets, including crude oil, refined products, natural gas, power, emissions, metals, softs, and agriculture. DV Commodities' risk management, world-class technology, and talented traders have enabled it to become one of the world’s largest liquidity providers and risk allocators in the energy and commodities spaces. DV Commodities currently has over 35 desks, with traders and staff located in London, New York, Chicago, Houston, and Dubai.

Responsibilities:

Build and improve a variety of proprietary trading tools to support the trading desks across the business

Collaborate with other developers, tech leaders, traders, and researchers to outline the technical needs for each trading application

Work with technology and business stakeholders in iterative fashion to deliver platform functionality

Architect greenfield solutions to address business needs, and work with equal confidence in established codebases: quickly building context in unfamiliar systems, extending them safely, and improving them as you go

Use AI to accelerate development while taking full ownership of your code: apply engineering judgment across the entire lifecycle, from design and edge case handling through deployment and production support

Requirements:

Expected to graduate with a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field by Summer 2027

Experience programming in either C++ and/or Python in Linux environments, ideally on quantitative or latency-sensitive problems

Accelerate development with AI tools while fully owning your code from verification through edge case handling

Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills

Ability to work onsite at our London office 5 days a week

DV is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Only search firms with valid, written agreements with DV should submit resumes in response to DV’s posted positions. All resumes submitted by search firms to DV via e-mail, the Internet, personal delivery, facsimile, or any other method without a valid written agreement shall be deemed the sole property of DV, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by DV. DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Source: DV Trading careers (Greenhouse)

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