Associate Platform Engineer

Job Description

DRW is seeking an Associate Platform Engineer to join their team in London. This role focuses on building and operating shared services for various software teams within the Unified Platform (UP). The engineer will play a crucial role in consolidating diverse approaches to common problems and exercising stewardship over critical shared services, enabling other teams to concentrate on their business domains. They will also support and educate users of the development platform, influencing outcomes across numerous software teams.Role involves:

• Building and operating shared services for software teams.
• Consolidating diverse approaches to common problems.
• Exercising stewardship over critical shared services.
• Supporting and teaching users of the development platform.
• Influencing outcomes through software teams.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in at least one of Python, Go, Java, Ruby.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Exposure to ETL systems at scale (e.g., Apache Airflow, Argo Workflows).
• Exposure to streaming data platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals.
• Comfort deploying software to the cloud and on-premises.
• Record of accomplishment of empowering other engineers and teams.
• Exposure to modern observability practices.
• Experience troubleshooting important systems with limited time and information.

DRW offers:

• Opportunity to work in a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience.
• A culture that values autonomy and innovation.
• Exposure to a variety of asset classes and global markets.