Is DRW a good company to work for?

DRW has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 407 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 88% of employees would recommend working at DRW to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about DRW have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Software Developer and Trader .

Does DRW pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DRW employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DRW. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DRW?

88% of DRW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DRW 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DRW?

Trader (38) , Software Developer (31) , Software Engineer (23) , Quantitative Researcher (14) , Junior Trader (9) , Software Engineer(Internship) (7) , Quantitative Trader (5) , Software Developer Intern (5) , Summer Intern (5) , Analyst (4) , Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Internship (4) , Project Manager (4) , Quantitative Trading Analyst (4)

What are the pros of working at DRW according to real employee reviews?

"People are smart" ((in 57 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 38 reviews)); "Culture is great" ((in 23 reviews)); "modern, great pay, work on interesting projects" ((in 21 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DRW according to real employee reviews?

"Very siloed if you are unlucky can get a manager who is just absolutely horrible and waste your time" ((in 10 reviews)); "No training, no introductions to the work or any necessary information needed to begin tasks" ((in 7 reviews)); "this company expects you to work long hours for them and they require am intern course." ((in 6 reviews)); "Instead of take the opportunity to help you grow." ((in 4 reviews)); "The job is demanding, the pressure is high." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about DRW layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DRW layoffs and their outlook for job security at DRW in 2026.

What are the top reviewed DRW locations?

Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , San Jose , Greenwich , Atlanta

DRW reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(328 total reviews)

Donald R. Wilson, Jr.

97% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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DRW has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 328 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DRW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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328 reviews

1.0

Jul 17, 2012

Thought it would be a better place to work.

Trader, eurodollar options mm cme globex

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The traders are competent. Smart people work there.

Cons

The culture can be particularly nasty at times, especially when working long hours in a highly competitive environment. It's not uncommon to be berated or personally insulted by other traders, managers, and brokers/traders from other firms, to the extent that it's actually similar to high school bullying. There was also inadequate training from senior traders as they were often too busy with daily trading activities to train new traders (not enough support given to compensate for this...i.e. extra training classes--a few new traders slipped through the cracks because of this). I was in the Eurodollar group, which is the same group the CEO trades in.

2.0

Apr 1, 2012

more hype, go for name brands, way overstaffed, more like a bank than a trading firm

Programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent base pay, for techies it is good to play around with tech,

Cons

no entreprenuerial traders, spend lot of time but no new profitable/trading ideas. seem to work hard, but no real results.was over staffed, to make new ventures profitable.

4.0

Mar 6, 2012

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great innovative culture, especially in technology

Cons

Lack of direction for some

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Thought it would be a better place to work.

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