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

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

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

Oct 15, 2024

Would not recommend for non-traders

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The other executive assistants are super friendly

Cons

- No introduction to manager on the first day, had to set up the first meeting and introduce myself - No training, no introductions to the work or any necessary information needed to begin tasks - Assigned an isolated desk with no other assistants or coworkers nearby to communicate with, and manager often had too packed of a schedule to meet outside of scheduled times (2x a week, sometimes less) - No feedback, no guidance, no assistance to connect with others in the company to get questions - Not often personable, often ignored urgent questions, emails, messages, and deadlines

3.0

Feb 8, 2015

very political place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free breakfast, lunch, flexible working hours for backoffice positions, very bright office environment, yoga, health insurance, etc. benefits

Cons

a lot of behind-the-door conversation, minimal collaboration between different groups, very hierarchical corporate structure, extremly high turn-over rate for fresh graduates

2.0

Dec 20, 2013

mediocre

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

partners are decent and upstanding people

Cons

management very green, tech and trading teams are quite bloated, they can do with less than half the people. not entreprenuerial. problem is they worry about school brand names and hire people who are happy to play around with technology but don't really produce any new businesses.You can tell, people hang around there , for above average pay, and low stress, but i wouldn't consider it a trading firm in the real sense of the word.

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