DRW is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm. We trade our own capital at our own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 25 years, so has DRW – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1,000 employees at our Chicago headquarters and offices around the world, we work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration. 

DRW is looking for highly skilled Ph.D. level researchers for an Algorithmic Trading Research Group in Tel Aviv. DRW office is located at the TLV expo center, right next to TLV University train station and offers highly competitive compensation packages.

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results with competitive compensation packages.

Researchers at DRW apply tools from a variety of disciplines including statistics, control theory, machine learning, optimization, and signal processing to develop algorithmic trading strategies.  Our research team collaborates on idea generation and strategy development, while encouraging independent exploration and original approaches.  Researchers have access to clean data integrated with a high performance computing grid and the support of dedicated software developers. 

Job Description

• Develop algorithmic trading strategies and improve existing strategies
• Identify inefficiencies in the financial markets and characterize them with mathematical models
• Predict price movements using statistics, signal processing and machine learning
• Apply optimization techniques to construct optimal portfolios
• Design automated trading agents that achieve efficient execution
• Direct software developers in the translation of the research into production software

Requirements

• A Ph.D. with a focus on machine learning, signal processing, optimization, control or statistics
• An interest in financial markets
• Experience in handling large data sets using languages such as Python, R, MATLAB, or C++
• Significant hands-on experience with formulating a research problem, conducting the research and developing a working system
• Excellent communication skills
• Prior experience in finance is not necessary; finance-specific training will be provided

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DRW is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm. We trade our own capital at our own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 25 years, so has DRW – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1,000 employees at our Chicago headquarters and offices around the world, we work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration

DRW is looking for highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer for an Algorithmic Trading Research Group in Tel Aviv. DRW office is located at the TLV expo center, right next to TLV University train station and offers highly competitive compensation packages.

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will be an integral member of an algorithmic trading team comprised of experienced technologists and quantitative researchers. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technical problems and contribute to our full tech stack, from hardware and software development to grid computing.   You will be surrounded by cutting edge technology, offered training and continuing education opportunities, and given immediate responsibility. We are looking for creative technologists, natural programmers, and disciplined engineers eager to develop new technologies that directly impact our business.

How you will make an impact:

• Build infrastructure for running Machine Learning algorithms on big data.
• Optimize Machine Learning algorithms to run under latency constraints.
• Parallelize Machine Learning algorithms to run on a parallel compute grid.
• Build software for data acquisition and cleaning that can handle hundreds of terabytes of data.
• Build data visualization tools for feature exploration and model verification.
• Integrate Machine Leaning algorithms into trading strategies simulations to verify end to end performance improvements.
• Contribute to technological innovation through exploration of cutting-edge hardware, software, and methods.
• As an active member of the research team you will have an impact on the technological direction and the analysis of trade-offs between complexity and performance.

 What you bring to the team:

• MSc-Bsc  in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of software development experience in modern C++ and Python.
• A strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Ability to advise and collaborate with researchers on software engineering tools and practices.
• A solid foundation in programming with the ability to think, communicate, and code clearly.
• Skills in numerical computing, machine learning, and visual intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to produce algorithmic code in a fast-paced environment.

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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.  

We are currently seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join one of our trading teams. While DRW has been leveraging FPGA technology for a number of years, you will have the opportunity to build an FPGA application from scratch for an existing team. We’re seeking a candidate that has a strong understanding of software and hardware interaction. This person will participate in the full development lifecycle, including system and block level testing, of low latency high throughput FPGA design.

Responsibilities: 

• Architect and implement new FPGA applications (synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis, documentation) from the ground up
• Research and evaluate a variety of cutting-edge FPGA hardware and technologies
• Propose creative solutions to overcome FPGA/hardware limitations
• Liaise directly with software and other design teams
• Conduct lab debugging and characterization of new hardware

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher, Computer/Electrical Engineering graduated with honors from a leading university,  with 3+ years of experience within the field; (Master's degree or higher also counts for experience)
• Solid Hardware Engineering experience, especially with FPGA
• Highly autonomous with a can-do attitude able to lead an FPGA based project from system requirements to production
• Strong capacity to quickly evaluate FPGA based project feasibility based on hardware limitation
• Strong skills in RTL logic design and verification; 2+ years of experience writing Verilog or SystemVerilog
• Strong knowledge of FPGAs fabric
• Experience in FPGA design flow including synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis is required
• Knowledge of Ethernet and Gigabit high speed serial interfaces
• Strong working knowledge of either XILINX or ALTERA FPGA design flow
• Experience with Python verification framework is a plus
• Excellent research and data gathering skills
  
  

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DRW is looking for highly skilled Software Engineers for an Algorithmic Trading Research Group in Tel Aviv. DRW office is located at the TLV expo center, right next to TLV University train station and offers highly competitive compensation packages.

DRW is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm. We trade our own capital at our own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 30 years, so has DRW – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1,000 employees at our Chicago headquarters and offices around the world, we work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral member of an algorithmic trading team comprised of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. Your team will work closely to solve challenging technological problems and contribute to our full tech stack, from hardware and software development to grid computing.   You will be surrounded by cutting edge technology, offered training and continuing education opportunities, and given immediate responsibility.  We are looking for creative technologists, natural programmers, and disciplined engineers eager to develop new technologies that directly impact our business.

How you will make an impact:

• Work with researchers to implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms to compete in financial markets.
• Design trading strategy simulation software optimized for distributed computation
• Develop software for large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualization
• Work with a team to maintain and extend our existing data analysis infrastructure and toolset
• Guide junior engineers on best practices through mentoring, pair programming, and code reviews
• Create user interfaces for data exploration and post trade analysis
• Accelerate the research lifecycle from strategy prototype to production deployment
• Evaluate new technology and improve our technology stack

What you bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of software development experience in modern C++ and Python
• A strong understanding of object oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• Ability to advise and collaborate with researchers on software engineering tools and practices
• A solid foundation in programming with the ability to think, communicate, and code clearly
• Skills in numerical computing, machine learning, and visual intelligence
• Demonstrated ability to produce algorithmic code in a fast-paced environment

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