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DRW

Data Engineer, Cumberland/FICCO

Chicago$150k–$200kmidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

DRW, a global trading firm, seeks a Data Engineer to build and maintain datasets supporting options and fixed income trading strategies. You'll design data pipelines, ensure data quality, and collaborate with traders and researchers to support data-driven decision-making across multiple asset classes.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement data ingestion pipelines from internal and vendor sources
  • Build, maintain, and manage core trading datasets for options and delta-one strategies
  • Develop and execute data quality control processes to detect gaps and inaccuracies
  • Collaborate with traders and researchers to apply novel ideas to historical datasets
  • Create AI-sympathetic annotations for new and existing datasets
  • Monitor data pipeline health with observability and alerting systems

What they're looking for

  • Data pipeline design and implementation
  • Python data science ecosystem
  • Financial data engineering (point-in-time, time-series analysis)
  • Options and futures products knowledge
  • Data quality and control processes
  • Monitoring and observability systems
  • Financial data vendor landscape expertise
  • Agile and fast-paced environment adaptability

Benefits

  • Annual base salary: $150,000–$200,000
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Group medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with discretionary employer match
  • Short and long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
  • Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
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DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm that builds and maintains trading technology infrastructure, risk management systems, and systematic trading platforms supporting global 24/7 operations across multiple asset classes. The company is hiring Desktop Systems Engineers, Trade Systems Engineers, and Software Engineers to support endpoint infrastructure, trading system reliability, risk analytics, and full-stack trading platform development.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a data ingestion pipeline you've designed. What challenges did you face with data quality, and how did you address them?
  • How would you approach onboarding a new financial data vendor into our system, and what validation steps would you implement?