Job Description
Join Quantum Trading Solutions as a cutting-edge Equity Options Software Engineer where your expertise directly shapes the future of algorithmic trading. We offer daily pay for contract roles, empowering you with financial flexibility while working on high-stakes financial platforms. Collaborate with elite teams to build low-latency systems that process millions of options transactions daily. This role combines deep finance knowledge with advanced software engineering in a dynamic Oakland hub.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement high-performance options pricing algorithms using C++ and Python
- Develop real-time trading systems handling 10,000+ transactions/second
- Optimize market data pipelines for options Greeks calculations and risk management
- Collaborate with quants to model complex derivatives strategies
- Implement FIX protocol integrations for options exchanges
- Build monitoring dashboards for options portfolio P&L and volatility surfaces
Qualifications
- 5+ years in options trading software development
- Expertise in Black-Scholes/Monte Carlo pricing models
- Proficiency in C++, Python, and low-latency systems
- Experience with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity
- Strong knowledge of options Greeks (Delta/Gamma/Vega/Theta)
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance