Software Developer Intern

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. As a Software Developer Intern, you will build advanced trading and risk applications leveraging cutting-edge technology, developing computationally intensive software under the guidance of senior technologists.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary software development solutions across the firm. Examples include creating:
• Decoders to receive raw packet data from various exchanges and translate it into a more accessible form
• Normalizers which take decoded data and build a book for each instrument traded on that exchange
• Applications to facilitate communication around executed trades to our compliance team
• Identify innovative solutions to complex problems and advocate for their implementation to your team by communicating your ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Conduct robust research using a data driven approach to employ statistical analytics on large data sets
• Collaborate with other software developers, quantitative traders, and researchers as well as business analysts in cross-functional team environments

Skills

• Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or any related science discipline and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
• Have exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), multi-threaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real-time programming or GUI programming
• Have strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
• An eagerness to learn and apply what you have learned, and to know the impact of your code
• Have strong problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills
• Exhibit excellent software development skills in C++, Python, or Java and a deep curiosity to learn and absorb new technologies quickly

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or any related science discipline and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
• Have exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), multi-threaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real-time programming or GUI programming
• Have strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
• An eagerness to learn and apply what you have learned, and to know the impact of your code
• Have strong problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills
• Exhibit excellent software development skills in C++, Python, or Java and a deep curiosity to learn and absorb new technologies quickly

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical
• Pharmacy insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k (with discretionary employer match)
• Short and long-term disability
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Meaningful projects: You'll receive a challenging project to complete during your time here. Each project, advised by a software engineer, promotes a comprehensive learning experience and provides you with meaningful work experience.
• Community: Throughout the summer, we host a variety of educational, social and team-building activities to foster friendship and camaraderie.
• Housing: DRW provides fully furnished apartments located close to the office -making your morning commute as easy as possible.
• Mentorship: You'll build a professional relationship with an experienced mentor in your field.
• Education: you'll complete an options course framed from a developer's standpoint