50 jobs in DRW Holdings, LLC.

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.

As aResearch Engineer , you will be an integral member of a systematic research team comprised of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technological problems and contribute to our full tech stack, including software design, data engineering, distributed computing, and quantitative modeling. You will be surrounded by cutting edge technology, mentored by industry-leading engineers, offered training and continuing education opportunities, and given immediate responsibility. We are looking for quantitatively minded people who are creative technologists, natural programmers, and disciplined engineers eager to develop new technologies that directly impact our business.

• Work with researchers to implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms to compete in financial markets.
• Design trading strategy simulation software optimized for distributed computation
• Develop software for large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualization
• Create user interfaces for data exploration and post trade analysis
• Accelerate the research lifecycle from strategy prototype to production deployment
• Evaluate new technology and improve our technology stack

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Excellent software development skills in modern C++ and Python
• A strong understanding of object oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• A strong understanding of quantitative finance mathematics
• A solid foundation in programming with the ability to think, communicate, and code clearly
• A solid understanding of computer systems at every level of abstraction (hardware, OS, memory, network)
• Skills in multi‑threaded applications
• An understanding of how to build software for long term use and broad adoption
• Demonstrated ability to produce algorithmic code in a fast‑paced environment

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DRW Holdings, LLC. is seeking a Quantitative Trading Analyst to join their volatility-focused trading team. The ideal candidate should have 1–2 years of experience in trading or quantitative research. Responsibilities include analyzing trading strategies, developing quantitative models, and managing market trading algorithms.

The successful candidate will possess strong skills in Python, a solid academic background in a quantitative discipline, and an interest in financial markets. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary trading involving various asset classes.

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 Quantitative Trading Analyst (QTA) to join a volatility-focused trading team. This role is ideal for candidates with 1–2 years of experience in trading, quantitative research, market making, or systematic strategies who are interested in applying quantitative thinking to volatility markets. Prior experience across a variety of asset classes is welcome — including equities, rates, credit and FX.

• Analyze, improve and implement trading strategies
• Develop and maintain quantitative models, analytics, and trading tools
• Analyze large datasets to identify market opportunities, inefficiencies, and risk exposures
• Actively manage live market trading algorithms
• Provide liquidity in options via systematic algos and voice in IDB markets
• Conduct research into volatility dynamics, pricing, and market microstructure
• Collaborate with technology teams to improve trading infrastructure and automation
• Support new product and market expansion initiatives across asset classes

• 1–2 years of experience in trading, quantitative analysis, research, or a related role
• Strong academic background in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, or a similarly quantitative discipline
• Excellent quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of probability, statistics, and market behavior
• Proficiency in Python; experience with SQL, R, or C++ is a plus
• Intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in financial markets and volatility products
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Experience working with derivatives or volatility products
• Familiarity with options pricing, Greeks, or volatility surface analysis
• Experience handling large market datasets or building research pipelines

For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at .

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.

Our Compliance team are looking for a Surveillance Analyst to join their team in Europe. The role is positioned at the crossroads of regulation and markets, where you’d participate in the full lifecycle of review - from building to calibration - from detection to escalation.

• Monitor and review automated trade and electronic communications surveillance alerts across the firm's global trading activity, covering on-exchange and OTC markets across equities, fixed income, commodities, FX, futures, and options, initially with focus on Europe (including the UK).
• Configuration of existing alerts for new activity or to improve on existing studies.
• Document investigation findings clearly and concisely, maintaining a robust audit trail to regulatory standards.
• Escalate suspected breaches to senior compliance staff, and support market abuse related inquiries from Exchanges, DEA Providers, and Regulators.
• Analyse alert performance data and recommend calibration adjustments to improve detection quality and reduce noise.
• Contribute to the design, development, and testing of new surveillance scenarios and detection models in response to evolving trading strategies, new products, or regulatory guidance.
• Perform user acceptance testing (UAT) for surveillance system enhancements, new alert configurations, and platform upgrades.
• Draft and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) for new or modified surveillance studies.
• Use SQL, Python, and data visualisation tools to extract, analyse, and interpret large trade and market datasets to support investigations, thematic reviews, and surveillance programme enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual surveillance workflows and reporting processes.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of the EU and UK Market Abuse Regulation.
• Contribute to the maintenance and review of relevant compliance policies and procedures including the annual review of EU/UK automated trading.
• Administer the Personal Account (PA) Dealing framework, including employee support, alert review, policy adherence monitoring, and management of the annual attestation process.
• Provide regular Management Information on Surveillance to the relevant Boards of Directors.
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects and general support of the Compliance function including trader registrations with Exchanges and reviewing trade data of new activity.

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics and/or STEM field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Market Abuse surveillance.
• Proficiency in SQL for querying and analysing large datasets.
• Working knowledge of Python & SQL
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; ability to document investigations and present findings clearly to senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Experience of using automation to improve processes including AI.
• Knowledge and experience of prop-trading firms.
• Experience of using electronic communication monitoring systems.

Job Location London

Employment type Regular

Department Technology

Targeted Start Date Immediate

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.

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.

As a Software Engineer , you will be an integral member of a team of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technological problems by contributing to our full tech stack, from hardware and software development to grid computing. We are looking for individuals eager to learn new technologies to create innovative solutions and choose the right tools to directly impact our business. You will be surrounded by cutting-edge technology, given immediate responsibility, mentored by industry-leading engineers, and attend a robust training program, all to provide you with the best possible environment to succeed at DRW.

How you will make an impact:

• Design, develop, test and deploy proprietary software including:
• Trading strategy simulation software optimised for distributed computation
• Large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualisation
• Ultra-low-latency trading strategies
• Complex algorithmic trading systems
• Real time trade management and risk analysis platforms
• Low level optimisations for data processing
• Fully automated trading strategies
• Adapters for exchange protocols
• Robust inter process communication mechanisms
• Analyse and tune system performance
• Collaborate with experienced teammates to learn and implement bespoke solutions that balance speed, features, and cost to improve our technology stack

What you bring to the team:

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree in computer science, physics, mathematics or any related engineering discipline
• Minimum of 2 years full time experience operating in multiple language domains, including Java, C++, and Python
• Skills in network programming (TCP/IP), multi‐threaded applications, computational intelligence, real‐time programming or GUI programming
• A strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• A solid foundation in programming with the ability to think, communicate, and code clearly
• Previous experience in the trading industry is a bonus but not required
• Strong communication skills to advocate your ideas in a clear and concise manner to the team
• Experience working in the trading industry is a bonus

For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at .

Job Location London

Employment type Regular

Department Technology

Targeted Start Date Immediate

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.

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.

As a Software Engineer , you will be an integral member of a team of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technological problems by contributing to our full tech stack, from hardware and software development to grid computing. We are looking for individuals eager to learn new technologies to create innovative solutions and choose the right tools to directly impact our business. You will be surrounded by cutting-edge technology, given immediate responsibility, mentored by industry-leading engineers, and attend a robust training program, all to provide you with the best possible environment to succeed at DRW.

How you will make an impact:

• Design, develop, test and deploy proprietary software including:
• Trading strategy simulation software optimised for distributed computation
• Large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualisation
• Ultra-low-latency trading strategies
• Complex algorithmic trading systems
• Real time trade management and risk analysis platforms
• Low level optimisations for data processing
• Fully automated trading strategies
• Adapters for exchange protocols
• Robust inter process communication mechanisms
• Analyse and tune system performance
• Collaborate with experienced teammates to learn and implement bespoke solutions that balance speed, features, and cost to improve our technology stack

What you bring to the team:

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree in computer science, physics, mathematics or any related engineering discipline
• Minimum of 2 years full time experience operating in multiple language domains, including Java, C++, and Python
• Skills in network programming (TCP/IP), multi‐threaded applications, computational intelligence, real‐time programming or GUI programming
• A strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• A solid foundation in programming with the ability to think, communicate, and code clearly
• Previous experience in the trading industry is a bonus but not required
• Strong communication skills to advocate your ideas in a clear and concise manner to the team
• Experience working in the trading industry is a bonus

For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at .