Software Engineer - Prediction Markets (Python)
About the Team
DRW's Prediction Markets Desk is a new trading desk building trading across prediction market venues. The desk is looking for engineers who want to own critical systems in a fast-moving, high-autonomy environment. We embed deeply with quantitative researchers and traders to turn pricing models, risk frameworks, and trade lifecycle requirements into scalable, reliable production systems.
About the Role
- Grow research tooling and infrastructure to support the business
- Implement trading signals and strategies
- Create infrastructure that allows the desk to efficiently capture market opportunity
- Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production
- Work with both greenfield and legacy systems, primarily in Python
- Provide on-call support as needed
Qualifications
- A minimum of 2+ years' experience in Python, with the ability to work comfortably across multiple programming languages
- A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
- Experience building trade capture, position management, middle-office, or reconciliation systems
- Familiarity with real-time data processing and multi-venue environments
- Familiarity interacting with on-chain data
- Understanding of trading operations (order lifecycle, break resolution, audit trails, PnL calculation)
- Ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity
- Exceptional interpersonal skills — you communicate clearly with traders, researchers, and other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment
- Experience in the financial markets, crypto, or prediction markets is a plus
- Experience with linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput software systems
- Have a Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
Pay
The annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $225,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
Benefits
In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.