Job Description
Join our cutting-edge fintech team as an Equity Options Software Engineer where innovation meets high-frequency trading. You'll develop and optimize complex trading systems that process millions of transactions daily, leveraging low-latency architectures and real-time analytics. This role offers weekly compensation, flexible remote options, and direct impact on Wall Street's most critical infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement low-latency trading systems for equity derivatives
- Develop pricing models for exotic options using C++ and Python
- Optimize risk management algorithms for real-time market exposure
- Integrate FIX protocols and exchange gateways for order execution
- Collaborate with quants to model volatility surfaces and Greeks
- Build monitoring tools for system performance and trade analytics
- Lead code reviews and CI/CD pipeline improvements
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in C++/Python for financial systems
- Expert knowledge of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Proficiency in high-frequency trading infrastructure
- Experience with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity
- Strong understanding of market microstructure
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance
- Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native deployments