Job Description
Join Quantum Financial Technologies as an Entry Level Equity Options Software Engineer and help revolutionize the financial derivatives landscape. We're seeking passionate developers to build cutting-edge trading platforms that power institutional equity options markets. This role offers unparalleled mentorship in finance technology and direct exposure to high-frequency trading systems.
Our Denver team collaborates with top-tier quants and traders to design low-latency algorithms and risk management frameworks. You'll work in an agile environment using modern cloud infrastructure while solving complex challenges in options pricing, volatility modeling, and market data processing.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain core options pricing engines and risk calculation modules
- Build real-time market data pipelines handling 10M+ messages/day
- Implement trading algorithms for equity options strategies (e.g., butterflies, straddles)
- Optimize C++/Python code for microsecond-level performance requirements
- Create comprehensive unit/integration tests for financial models
- Debug production issues in distributed trading systems
- Document APIs and technical specifications for compliance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and multithreading
- Experience with Python, C++, or Java (financial domain preferred)
- Familiarity with Linux, Git, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)
- Basic understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Problem-solving skills through competitive programming or finance projects
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments