DRW
DRW
Empowering financial markets through technology and innovation
📍 Chicago, IL
About DRW
DRW develops trading and investment strategies using advanced technology and quantitative analysis. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, DRW operates in various financial markets, leveraging proprietary trading systems and algorithms to optimize performance across asset classes. The engineering team focuses on software development, algorithm design, and FPGA programming to enhance trading efficiency and speed. With a commitment to innovation, DRW employs a collaborative approach to problem-solving, integrating expertise in finance and technology to stay competitive in the fast-paced financial services industry.
Current Job Openings
3 jobsAll DRW Job Openings
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FPGA Intern
@ DRW
📍London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧📊 intern⏱︎ internshipFPGA SystemVerilog VerilogView FPGA Intern -
FPGA Developer
@ DRW
📍Chicago, United States 🇺🇸📊 entry-level⏱︎ full-timeFPGA SystemVerilog VerilogView FPGA Developer -
FPGA Intern
@ DRW
📍Chicago, United States 🇺🇸📊 intern⏱︎ internshipFPGA SystemVerilog VerilogView FPGA Intern -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer
@ DRW
📍New York, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA Verilog RTLView Senior FPGA EngineerView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer
@ DRW
📍London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA Verilog SOCView Senior FPGA EngineerView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer
@ DRW
📍London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA Verilog SOCView Senior FPGA EngineerView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer
@ DRW
📍Chicago, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA Verilog SOCView Senior FPGA EngineerView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer
@ DRW
📍Chicago, United States 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeFPGA Verilog SOCView Senior FPGA EngineerView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer
@ DRW
📍Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 🇮🇱📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA Verilog SOCView Senior FPGA EngineerView details
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About DRW
DRW develops trading and investment strategies using advanced technology and quantitative analysis. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, DRW operates in various financial markets, leveraging proprietary trading systems and algorithms to optimize performance across asset classes. The engineering team focuses on software development, algorithm design, and FPGA programming to enhance trading efficiency and speed. With a commitment to innovation, DRW employs a collaborative approach to problem-solving, integrating expertise in finance and technology to stay competitive in the fast-paced financial services industry.
DRW Career Opportunities
DRW currently has 3 active embedded systems positions spanning 2 countries. All positions are on-site, typical for hardware-focused roles requiring lab access and equipment. DRW (rating: 40.0/100) actively recruits embedded talent for product development and engineering roles.
DRW Hiring Trends
* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Feb 2026 through Jul 2026
DRW's hiring pace has moderated recently (3 openings this month vs 4 last month),
which is common after major hiring pushes or as projects move from development to deployment phases.
Over the past 6 months, DRW averaged 1.3 job postings per month,
with peak hiring in Jun 2026 (4 openings).
For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles,
especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.
📉 -25% change
Consistent hiring velocity
Jun 2026
Required Skills at DRW
FPGA is the most in-demand skill at DRW,
appearing in 100% of all job listings (past and present).
This universal requirement indicates FPGA forms the core of DRW's
technical stack across all engineering teams.
DRW's technology stack spans 11 distinct skills and tools,
reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development.
The broad technical diversity (11 technologies) suggests work on complex,
multi-domain projects requiring both hardware and software expertise.
Engineers joining DRW should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. The mix of hardware skills (PCB design, schematics) and firmware expertise (RTOS, embedded C) indicates full-stack embedded development where engineers work across the hardware-software boundary. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.
Engineering Roles at DRW
DRW's primary hiring focus is FPGA Engineer with
3 open positions. High-volume recruitment for a single role type typically indicates
either a growing team building similar capabilities or a newly formed department scaling rapidly.
Multiple openings in the same discipline create advantages for new hires:
stronger peer support networks, established onboarding processes, and clearer career progression paths
as the team matures. Engineers often find collaborative environments more conducive to professional growth.
Experience level distribution: 67% of openings target intern-level engineers.
Where DRW is Hiring
DRW operates across 3 countries with 4
total hiring locations. Multi-geography recruitment typically indicates either distributed engineering teams,
expansion into new markets, or proximity to manufacturing and customer operations.
Chicago, United States serves as a primary hiring hub with 44% of all roles
(4 positions).
The significant presence in Chicago indicates a major engineering hub,
though other locations also play important roles in product development.
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