Job Summary:
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. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build software that enables trading operations teams to manage their growing DeFi footprint, focusing on integrating DeFi protocols and developing systems for real-time visibility into DeFi positions and risk.
Responsibilities:
โข Building systems with a constant focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability
โข Designing, modeling, and programming in a variety of languages and technologies
โข Working on legacy code as well as greenfield development
โข Taking initiative and driving projects to completion
โข Learning and promoting new technologies with a focus on best practices
โข Providing on-call support as needed
โข Sometimes working alongside other developers on the same task
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Strong engineering fundamentals
โข Hands-on experience navigating the DeFi landscape
โข Hands-on experience with EVM internals, smart contract ABIs, and libraries like ethers.js or web3.js
โข Familiarity with DeFi protocols: AMMs (Uniswap), lending (Compound), options/structured products, or staking
โข Understanding of multi-chain architectures -- L1s, L2 rollups, bridging, and cross-chain data challenges
โข Exposure to Solana or other non-EVM chains
โข Experience with oracle systems (Chainlink) or on-chain pricing
โข Ability to reason about DeFi protocols from a financial perspective, e.g. how different AMM designs affect pricing, how lending rates compare across protocols, or what distinguishes different stablecoin mechanisms
โข Multiple years of server-side development
โข Willingness to learn Clojure, one of the team's primary languages
โข Confident JVM knowledge
โข Working knowledge of Node.js/TypeScript
โข A solid understanding of micro-service architectures
โข Proficiency in domain-driven design and domain modeling
โข A good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory
โข Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD
โข PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQS, RabbitMQ
โข Linux, Ansible, Nginx, Git
Company:
DRW is a diversified trading firm that combines technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities. Founded in 1992, the company is headquartered in Chicago, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.