Job Description
Join Quantum Financial Systems as an Equity Options Software Engineer and revolutionize derivative trading technology. We're seeking a visionary engineer to design, develop, and deploy high-performance systems for equity options pricing, risk management, and execution platforms. With weekly pay and a dynamic Sacramento workspace, you'll collaborate with top-tier quants and traders to solve complex financial challenges using cutting-edge technologies.
What You'll Achieve: Build mission-critical low-latency systems for options trading, implement advanced pricing models, and optimize trading algorithms. You'll work in an agile environment where your innovations directly impact multi-million dollar trades.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop low-latency trading systems for equity options derivatives
- Implement and calibrate complex financial models (Black-Scholes, Monte Carlo)
- Optimize FIX protocol integrations for OTC and listed options exchanges
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts to validate pricing and risk calculations
- Develop real-time monitoring and alerting systems for trading operations
- Lead code reviews and contribute to architecture decisions
- Document technical specifications and API endpoints
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
- 3+ years experience in options/futures trading software development
- Expert proficiency in C++ or Java with multithreading experience
- Familiarity with FIX protocol and derivatives exchange connectivity
- Strong understanding of financial derivatives pricing models
- Experience with Linux kernel optimization and network programming
- Proficiency in Python for data analysis and model prototyping
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and containerization