Senior Software Engineer, JavaScript/TypeScript (TI) (Chicago, IL)

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DRW is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm. We trade our own capital at our own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 25 years, so has DRW – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1,000 employees at our Chicago headquarters and offices around the world, we work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration.

Our team is building a rich, high performance user interface to explore, visualize, and analyze large volumes of data, automate critical portfolio management tasks, and provide numerous workflow optimizations that increase efficiency and accuracy. As a product of the work, we also built and maintain an internal UI component library and design system available for use within the firm.

We're seeking a Senior JavaScript/TypeScript Engineer to join the team as we scale to more users within the company. The position offers opportunity to work on both front-end and back-end code, tight feedback with users, and opportunity to influence the design and architecture of a growing system.

Requirements:

Strong ability to work with people and their ideas, and then design, engineer, and deliver those ideas as well-built products
Strong software engineering background
Strong experience in JavaScript/TypeScript and latest versions of React
Experience or interest in browser and Node.js performance optimization
Strong API design and data modeling skills
User-interface design skills and an appreciation for visual direction and design systems

Desirable skills:

Experience with GraphQL
Experience with Docker
Experience with modern front-end build systems
Familiarity with contributing to/maintaining NPM modules
Experience or interest in finance
Experience with Node.js

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Location

Situated in Chicago's thriving West Loop, our HQ is convenient for Metra and CTA riders alike - and foodies looking for a bite on "Restaurant Row."

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An Insider's view of DRW

How does your team reward individual success?

Our team acknowledges individual success and provides an environment to further new ideas. The team then ensures higher management is aware of your contribution. These accomplishments become part of the individual’s and team’s record at the end of the year. This approach I believe has led to a lot of innovations on my team.

Kumbi

Network Engineer

What kinds of technical challenges do you and your team face?

During my internship in Chicago, I built models in python, ones that are still used on that desk today. The next summer, I returned as a full-time trading analyst and picked up right where I left off. I focus on systematic research and the development and execution of new strategies for the foreign exchange (FX) options desk in Chicago.

Alex

Quantitative Trading Researcher

What are some things you learned at the company?

We’re free to choose the technology stack that best solves each individual problem, so the learning happens project to project. I started programming in C#, but changing teams exposed me to a new suite of languages that I’m now working in regularly

Carissa

Software Engineer

How do your team's ideas influence the company's direction?

Working on the risk team, I combine the principles of risk management and computer science. I help direct how we take risk across the organization, and ensure reliability with the use of really innovative tech.

Brawnski

Software Engineer

What are some social events your company does?

DRW is not all work, all the time. We offer a number of activities and events for all interests, like monthly wine tastings, sports leagues, hobby clubs and movie outings to name a few.