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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 66 days DRW 's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 34% of DRW 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at DRW
- high 152 stale, 0 reposted of 163 open
- Hiring momentum
- 195 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from DRW 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for DRW .
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer in DRW's London office, you will be part of the Core Infrastructure team, focusing on the design, development, and maintenance of a low latency trading platform. Your work will involve various aspects of the technical stack, including order routing, market data, and risk systems, leveraging your expertise in C++ and experience in high-availability systems.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of DRW as an employer.
What you need
- Minimum of 5 years of experience developing high-availability systems in C++
- Background in multi-threaded programming
- Strong understanding of hardware/software interaction
- Skilled in performance tuning (applications, Linux, socket I/O) and troubleshooting
- Experience with C++ libraries like STL and Boost
- Up to date on the C++23 standards
Nice to have
- Experience working in the trading industry or ultra-low latency sensitive businesses
- Experience working with Research teams and Quants
- Experience working within gaming or streaming
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on low latency and high-performance systems may involve high-pressure work
- Experience in C++23 is required, which may limit candidates familiar with older versions
Summarised from DRW 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by DRW on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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