Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Equity Options Software Engineer to join our elite trading division. In this unique role, you will support our critical infrastructure during weekend maintenance windows, ensuring our options pricing engines remain robust and our data feeds are pristine.
Based in the vibrant tech hub of Albuquerque, NM, you will work alongside quantitative analysts and high-frequency traders to build tools that define market efficiency. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to leverage your coding skills to impact global financial markets, we want to meet you.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive salary and equity package.
- Flexible weekend schedule allows for a productive work-life balance during the week.
- State-of-the-art trading floor and development environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain low-latency software components for equity options pricing and execution engines.
- Oversee and execute critical system updates and data integrity checks during weekend shifts.
- Collaborate with quants to refine volatility models and Monte Carlo simulations.
- Debug and resolve complex performance bottlenecks in high-frequency trading environments.
- Ensure 99.99% uptime for options data pipelines and trading platforms.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following industry standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably within financial services or fintech.
- Strong understanding of options theory, including Black-Scholes, Greeks, and volatility surfaces.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python with experience in multi-threaded programming.
- Familiarity with Linux environments and database management systems (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
- Ability to work independently during weekend shifts.