DRW

Finance / FinServ

SeniorSoftwareEngineer-DeFi

$130–225k chicago, illinois, united states
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer - DeFi at DRW. Skills: DeFi, Blockchain, Software Engineering, System Design, Data Engineering. Ingesting and normalizing data across multiple chains and custody platforms. Integrating with DeFi protocols to query on-chain state and track positions”

Industry & Context.

Finance / FinServ
Problems you'll solve

Reasoning about protocols financially, not just technically; Figuring out where DeFi instruments map to traditional financial concepts, where they extend them, and where they are something entirely new

Eligibility Requirements

Providing on-call support as needed

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Multiple years of server-side development, Willingness to learn Clojure, Confident JVM knowledge, Working knowledge of Node.js/TypeScript, Solid understanding of micro-service architectures, Proficiency in domain-driven design and domain modeling, Good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory, Experience with EVM internals, Experience with smart contract ABIs, Experience with libraries like ethers.js or web3.js, Ability to reason about DeFi protocols from a financial perspective

Nice to Have

Exposure to Solana or other non-EVM chains is a plus, Experience with Oracle systems (Chainlink) or on-chain pricing

What You'll Do.

Ingesting and normalizing data across multiple chains and custody platforms

Integrating with DeFi protocols to query on-chain state and track positions

Building services that bridge on-chain activity to off-chain reporting

Developing APIs and UIs for real-time visibility into DeFi positions and risk

Modeling DeFi instruments alongside their traditional finance equivalents

Building systems with a constant focus on testing

and programming in a variety of languages and technologies

Working on legacy code as well as greenfield development

Learning and promoting new technologies with a focus on best practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Working alongside other developers on the same task

Full Job Description

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 seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Unified Platform (UP) team as we make a major push into decentralized finance. UP consolidates data and technologies into a comprehensive solution, accelerating time to market. Optimizing decision-making and research, our platform simplifies implementing new ideas, enhancing our competitive edge. The UP-Trade Operations team builds software that enables DRW's trading operations teams to manage our growing DeFi footprint. A big part of what makes this work interesting is figuring out where DeFi instruments map to traditional financial concepts, where they extend them, and where they are something entirely new. We need engineers who can reason about these protocols financially, not just technically, and build reliable systems around them at an institutional scale. Problems You'll Work On: Ingesting and normalizing data across multiple chains (Ethereum, Solana, and L2 rollups like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base) and custody platforms (Fireblocks, BitGo) Integrating with DeFi protocols -- AMMs,

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