Software Developer

DRW
Montreal, Canada

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior Software Developers who can independently drive projects and contribute to algorithmic trading systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3-7 years of experience in building scalable software systems and a background in algorithmic trading or financial markets
    — “3 to 7 years of experience building software systems”
  • Professionals who thrive in environments with mentorship and continuous learning opportunities
    — “Mentorship with experienced software developers, database administrators, and technical project managers”

Things to consider

  • The role may require a blend of front-end and back-end development skills despite specifying one primary language
    — “Experience in more than one is an asset”
  • Candidates should be prepared for a high-expectation culture that values innovation and challenging consensus
    — “high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to independently drive projects and lead new initiatives in your resume and interviews
    — “Driving projects and leading new initiatives”
  • Showcase your communication skills with examples of translating business needs into technical solutions
    — “Analyzing requirements from traders and analysts for algorithmic trading”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • developed critical software for traders and researchers
  • facilitated discussions on code implementation and testing
  • driven projects and led new initiatives
Typical background
bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or software engineering3 to 7 years of experience building software systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Software EngineeringAlgorithmic TradingSoftware DevelopmentTrading SystemsSoftware Architecture

Preferred

RedisRabbitmqGraphQLMongoDBDockerWebsocketTcpHttpRelational Databases

Stack & domain

JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsReactPythonRedisRabbitmqGraphQLMongoDBDockerWebsocketAMQPTCPHTTPPostgreSQLMySQLMS SQL ServerOracleLeadershipCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingFinanceHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from DRW via Greenhouse

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world.  We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. 

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. 

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it.  DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.  

We are looking for a passionate Software Developer to join our team. You will develop critical software that our traders, researchers and engineering teams use to implement and analyze our algorithmic trading strategies. As a member of our team, you will be surrounded by cutting-edge technology and senior technologists providing you with the best possible environment to succeed.

How you will make an impact:

Building scalable and performant software using software engineering best practices

Analyzing requirements from traders and analysts for algorithmic trading

Facilitating discussions on code implementation, testing, software architecture best practices

Driving projects and leading new initiatives

Actively engaging with others on the development team to resolve challenging design and coding issues

What DRW Montreal has to offer you:

Mentorship with experienced software developers, database administrators, and technical project managers

Continuous learning through paid postgraduate degrees, Dev Lightning talks, online learning support and 1 on 1 language tutoring with Berlitz

40 hours of paid volunteer work at the organization of your choice

Bi-weekly social activities, monthly wellness plan, on-site weekly massages, and games room

Enjoy daily catered meals (breakfast and lunch) with unlimited snacks and beverages

Competitive salary, matching RRSP, paid company phone, laptop, and work from home set-up

What you bring to the team:

A Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent

3 to 7 years of experience building software systems

Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices

Self-directed, proactive and able to drive work forward independently.

Good knowledge and experience in at least 1 of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJs, React, and Python. Experience in more than one is an asset.

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Dedicated team player and a passionate problem solver with strong interpersonal skills

Experience with any of these technologies is an asset: Redis, RabbitMQ, GraphQL, MongoDB, Docker, WebSocket, AMQP, TCP, HTTP

Experience with relational databases is an asset (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle)

Find out more about all of our perks & benefits at https://drw.com/work-at-drw/montreal-benefits.

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Source: DRW careers (Greenhouse)

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