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title: 'Quantitative AI Strategist at DRW'
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# Quantitative AI Strategist at DRW 

- **Company:** DRW 
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-03-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/drweng/jobs/7707233

## 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 Quantitative AI Strategist to join our quantitative analytics team. This is a front-office role at the intersection of quantitative finance, AI, and product development — focused on building and evolving the firm’s AI-powered research and analytics platform.

The platform helps traders, researchers, analysts, and risk managers move from questions to actionable insight by unifying analytics, data, and research. Your job is to make it indispensable — by working directly with trading desks to understand their workflows, building the quantitative and AI capabilities they need to generate better ideas and make better decisions, and partnering with software engineers to deliver them at production quality.

You will have broad exposure across asset classes, desks, and problem types — from signal generation and backtesting to risk analysis and research analytics — while working at the frontier of applying AI to quantitative finance. The ultimate goal is to help the firm generate more revenue through AI-assisted trading and research.

The ideal candidate will be able to:

- Work directly with trading desks across asset classes and other stakeholders across the firm to identify high-value use cases for the platform.
- Determine the right balance between AI autonomy and structured tooling — deciding what the AI should reason through on its own, what instructions and domain knowledge it needs, and what purpose-built code it should call — and build accordingly.
- Work with front-office stakeholders to turn desk needs into well-defined quantitative problems/workflows, and collaborate with technology teams and quantitative researchers to deliver solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Prototype and validate quantitative workflows end-to-end — from data retrieval and signal construction through to strategy evaluation, PnL simulation, testing, and risk/scenario analysis — while defining how the AI should interact with data sources, analytics libraries, desk-specific tools, etc., and work with engineers to deliver them as production platform capabilities.
- Write high-quality platform code and quantitative libraries — including code designed to be called and understood by AI, with clear interfaces, documentation, and instructions to AI.
- Enhance the platform’s ability to reason about markets, interpret financial data, and produce reliable, contextually aware analysis across products and markets.
- Continuously evaluate how the platform is used, identify where it excels and where it falls short, and drive improvements that deliver measurable value to trading and research workflows.
- Engage with stakeholders across the firm — trading desks, risk management, researchers, new joiners, and others — to discover emerging use cases and adapt the platform’s capabilities accordingly.
- Proactively identify new use cases and capabilities as AI technology evolves.
- Act as the first line of quantitative support for platform users — diagnosing issues, feeding insights back into platform development, and ensuring a high-quality user experience.

Qualification and Experience:

- Background in quantitative finance, financial engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, or a related technical field.
- 3–7 years’ experience in a front-office quant, strategist, or quantitative research role, ideally with exposure to multiple asset classes.
- Solid understanding of financial markets, pricing/risk methodologies, and PnL attribution.
- Experience building or contributing to internal analytics platforms or tools used by traders and researchers.
- Experience with signal generation, backtesting, or systematic strategy development.
- Strong programming skills in Python. Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
- Familiarity with AI technologies and their application to quantitative workflows is a strong plus.
- Experience building AI agents is a strong plus.
- Excellent communication skills — able to engage directly with trading desks to understand their needs, formalize them into quantitative specifications, and collaborate effectively with software engineers.
- Strong problem-solving ability, intellectual curiosity, and comfort working across team boundaries in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Strong ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies — particularly important given the rapid pace of development in AI.

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.

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## About DRW 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: DRW is a diversified principal trading firm that leverages technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities globally across traditional and cryptoasset markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: Year not publicly specified on the website, but linked data suggests operations since at least the early 2000s (acquired Chopper Trading in 2015).
- **Founders**: Founders are not publicly named on the company website or in standard public profiles.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Proprietary Trading, Cryptoassets, Real Estate, Venture Capital
- **Target customers**: Institutional counterparties (for Cumberland, its crypto subsidiary); the firm trades its own capital across global markets (B2B/institutional focus).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: The company describes itself as a team of "innovative and ambitious individuals who use the power of free markets to solve challenging problems, capture opportunities, and pursue positive change." [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)

## Products & Services
- **Proprietary Trading**: DRW trades a wide range of asset classes including fixed income, ETFs, equities, FX, commodities, and cryptoassets, using sophisticated technologies to provide liquidity and capture opportunities.
- **Cumberland**: A subsidiary that provides deep liquidity in cryptoassets to large institutional counterparties and explores DeFi solutions. [drw.com](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)
- **DRW Venture Capital**: A VC practice that takes a disciplined approach to investing in financial and enterprise technology companies. [drw.com](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)
- **DRW Real Estate**: A fully integrated real estate investment arm that invests in bespoke projects. [drw.com](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)
- **NX**: A team that designs, builds, and operates a sophisticated global network for the firm. [drw.com](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)
- **Artemeter**: A subsidiary providing full-service carbon financing solutions to help clients achieve decarbonization goals. [drw.com](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue estimated at **$485.0M** (per LinkedIn data). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drw)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (privately held and self-funded). Notable subsidiaries include Cumberland (crypto).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of **+10.6% YoY** (adding 233 people), reaching 1,628 employees. Active job postings increased **+53.8% YoY**. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drw)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Diversified Approach**: Unlike many trading firms that focus on a single asset class, DRW trades across many asset classes and instruments, with horizons from seconds to years. [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
- **Technology & Research**: Heavy investment in sophisticated technology, research, and risk management to find and capture opportunities globally.
- **Low Ego, Little Hierarchy**: The company explicitly states a culture of "low ego, little hierarchy and a commitment to continuous learning." [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
- **Stability & Startup Spirit**: Described as offering "the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the benefits and stability of an established, experienced firm." [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)

## Strategic Focus
- **Expansion into Non-Traditional Strategies**: The firm has expanded beyond traditional trading into real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets, indicating a focus on long-term, strategic, and diversified growth. [drw.com](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)
- **Continuous Innovation**: Focus on solving challenging problems, discussing technical and research topics, and challenging consensus to achieve high standards. [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
- **Global Reach**: Operates in 29 countries with offices in the US, UK, Canada, Singapore, Netherlands, and Israel, signaling a commitment to global market participation. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drw)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Philosophy**: The company emphasizes "low ego, little hierarchy," "challenge consensus," "integrity," and "continuous learning." It seeks curious problem solvers with quantitative mindsets. [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Rated 4.3/5.0 on compensation. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drw) Perks include daily catered breakfast & lunch, monthly tastings, massages, yoga classes, meditation, gym subsidy, game room, and social events. [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
- **Work Environment**: Offers flexible work arrangements. The culture is described as fast-paced, collaborative, and intellectually rigorous. [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
- **Engineering Culture**: A significant portion of the workforce is technical (615 employees, 25% of total). Roles include Quantitative AI Strategist, Python Software Engineer, Data Developer, HPC Specialist, and Trading Systems Engineer. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drw)
- **Global Offices**: Hybrid/office presence in Chicago (HQ), New York, London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Montreal, Tel Aviv, and more. [drw.com](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw/listings)

## Sources
1. [drw.com - Work at DRW](https://www.drw.com/work-at-drw)
2. [drw.com - Our Subsidiaries](https://drw.com/our-subsidiaries)
3. [linkedin.com - DRW Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drw)
4. [greenhouse.io - DRW Engineering Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/drweng)

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