Software Engineer - Prediction Markets (Python)

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.About the TeamDRW'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 RoleSoftware Engineers on the Prediction Markets Desk will build systems that take the desk from idea to production trading, including real-time pricing input pipelines, middle office, cross-venue reconciliation, and risk.During a build phase, you will be directly embedded with the desk lead and quantitative researchers, navigating ambiguity in requirements, making trade-offs, and delivering systems that the desk depends on to know what it owns, what it paid, and whether its books are clean.As the desk matures, you will harden and extend these systems — extracting reusable patterns, improving reliability, and scaling infrastructure to support new venues and market categories.In this role you will:Grow research tooling and infrastructure to support the businessImplement trading signals and strategiesCreate infrastructure that allows the desk to efficiently capture market opportunityTake full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable productionWork with both greenfield and legacy systems, primarily in PythonProvide on-call support as neededQualifications:A minimum of 2+ years' experience in Python, with the ability to work comfortably across multiple programming languagesA track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environmentsExperience building trade capture, position management, middle-office, or reconciliation systemsFamiliarity with real-time data processing and multi-venue environmentsFamiliarity interacting with on-chain dataUnderstanding 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 complexityExceptional interpersonal skills — you communicate clearly with traders, researchers, and other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environmentExperience in the financial markets, crypto, or prediction markets is a plusExperience with linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput software systemsHave a Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experienceThe 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. 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.For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at . California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at .#LI-BL1