Distributed Compute Technical Lead
DRWChicago, Illinois, United States • Austin, Texas, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted November 13, 2025
200000 - 275000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
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.
Job Description
DRW is a diversified trading firm seeking a Distributed Compute Technical Lead to lead the design and evolution of the distributed computing platforms that power our research, trading, and analytics workloads.
Requirements
- Architect and evolve DRW’s distributed compute platforms
- Develop abstractions, APIs, and developer libraries
- Collaborate with system and infrastructure engineers
- Partner with application developers, quants, and traders
- Drive modernization initiatives around containerization, orchestration, and hybrid compute strategies
- Establish best practices and governance for distributed workload design, reproducibility, and reliability
- Mentor engineers and guide teams in distributed systems architecture, performance tuning, and platform design
- Champion user experience improvements
- Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks
Benefits
- 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
- Flexible spending accounts
