> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f93bccc1da79e132 DRW posts a FDE role to build for teams inside the company in New York, NY, at $175,000–$225,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Software Engineer on DRW’s Cumberland and FICC options Front Office Systems team, partnering directly with trading desks to build scalable, performant, low-latency production systems. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) Posted Mar 17, 2026 by DRW · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 **$175,000–$225,000** New York, NY Full-time Software Engineer on DRW’s Cumberland and FICC options Front Office Systems team, partnering directly with trading desks to build scalable, performant, low-latency production systems. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Ff93bccc1da79e132&placement=top) - [View posting at DRW](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/drweng/jobs/7728094) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $175K–$225K Above the median Midpoint $200K · median $190K This job $175K to $225K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **7+ years** C++ and Python experience; posting states up to 7 years ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 7+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: New York, NY - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) ### [Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1758c0a8b0d3009b) Chicago, IL 7mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [Hudson River Trading](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hudson-river-trading) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2579b39ed9e8cd1) New York, NY 6w ago $200,000–$300,000 [Pagaya Investments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagaya-investments) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18e45a53bb6a559f) New York, NY 2mo ago $165,000–$205,000 - [Other jobs at DRW (3)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) ## The job description from DRW Posted by DRW on Mar 17, 2026 **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 Team DRW C/Options Front Office Systems team intimately collaborates with traders to turn alpha signals, risk management, market visualizations and other trading-critical tools into scalable, performant and reliable production systems. We embed deeply with our customers to solve high-impact, complex problems. We move quickly when we prototype, and we tread lightly when we ship to production. We operate at the intersection of ensuring customer success and creating quality products that stand the test of time. We work closely with Data Engineering, Research Engineering, and Execution Engineering. ### About the Role Software Engineers in Front Office Systems operate in two very distinct but organically interconnected modes. - During a Forward Deployment, you will be directly embedded onto a trading desk, where you will be tasked to navigate business context, ambiguity in requirements, trade-offs, and urgency to deliver. You will promote a mutually beneficial relationship with the trading desks by building them specialized solutions to solve their greatest problems, while at the same time building up domain specific knowledge. - After returning from a Forward Deployment, you will leverage the knowledge you gained from the process, extract reusable patterns, and make the tools available for all trading desks. ### In this role you will - Work with best-in-class trading tools for a collection of Cumberland and FICC options trading desks - Take full ownership of the products you create, from prototype to stable production - Embed with trading desks, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant and extendable engineering solutions - Build, maintain and extend the central trading platform - Work with both greenfield and legacy systems across multiple languages (C++, Python, Typescript) - Provide on-call support as needed ### Qualifications - Up to 7 years of experience using C++ and Python and can work comfortably in multiple programming languages - A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments - Ability to dive deep into complex problems, develop intuitive understandings, spot risks early, and minimize complexity - Exceptional interpersonal skills - you communicate clearly with stakeholders as well as other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment. - Experience in the financial markets, especially in delta one store of value and/or FICC options trading - Experience with linux-based, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems - Experience with functional programming is a plus - Have a Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent work experience The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 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 https://drw.com/privacy-notice.** ** California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice.** #LI-BL1 [View posting at DRW](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/drweng/jobs/7728094) ## About DRW Self-funded quantitative trading firm deploying its own capital across global markets, while extending that edge into crypto, energy, real estate, venture, and carbon businesses. 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