DRW
A trading firm that trades its own capital across futures, options, fixed income, energy, and digital assets.
- 3
- programs
- 3
- open now
How DRW recruitsdrw.com
- 1Application
Only a current resume is needed, reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early.
- 2Online assessment
A timed take home challenge in probability and logic or in computer science fundamentals, depending on the role.
- 3First round
A phone or video interview with a developer, quant trader, or researcher, with technical and behavioral questions.
- 4Superday
A two day final visit: a technical challenge on the first afternoon, then a full day of technical and behavioral interviews.
Paraphrased from DRW's own page, read Nov 7, 2026.
What they say they look for. DRW looks for driven problem solvers with a quantitative mindset who like new challenges and work well across trading, technology, and research.
At a glance
- US offices
- New York, Austin, Chicago, Greenwich, Houston, Palo Altodrw.com
- Posting now
- New York, Chicago
- Industries
- Quant Trading and Research, Venture Capital
- Summers
- 2027
- Last verified
- Nov 11
What DRW asks4 from public sources
Complete a timed take-home quantitative challenge on probability and logic.
Assessment, technical. DRW
Talk about a recent development in the markets and what it means.
Superday, markets. DRW
Walk me through everything on your resume in detail.
First round, behavioral. DRW
Answer quick mental arithmetic questions out loud.
First round, technical. DRW
Dates by cycle3
- Summer 2027 Quantitative Research InternSeen open from Nov 4, 2026. Open now.
- Summer 2027 Quantitative Trading Analyst InternSeen open from Nov 4, 2026. Open now.
- Summer 2027 Venture Capital Analyst InternSeen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.
Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.
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