Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python, with comfort working across multiple programming languages
• A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• Ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders and other engineers
• Experience in the financial markets, especially in delta one store of value and/or FICC options trading
• Experience with Linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems
• Experience with functional programming is a plus
• A bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities:

• Work with best-in-class trading tools for a collection of Cumberland and FICC options trading desks
• Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production
• Embed with trading desks, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant, and extendable engineering solutions
• Build, maintain, and extend the central trading platform
• Work with both greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages, including C++, Python, and TypeScript
• Provide on-call support as needed

Technologies:

• Support
• Linux
• Python
• TypeScript
• Embedded

More:

We are DRW, a diversified trading firm with over three decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. 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 also leverage our expertise and technology across real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets. Our team values autonomy, respect, curiosity, open minds, integrity, innovation, and a willingness to challenge consensus. Our C/FICCO Front Office Systems team collaborates closely with traders to turn alpha signals, risk management, market visualizations, and other trading-critical tools into scalable, performant, and reliable production systems. We work across the intersection of customer success and quality product development, partnering closely with Data Engineering, Research Engineering, and Execution Engineering.

last updated 36 week of 2026