Job Description
Join our dynamic team in Oakland, CA as a Software Engineer specializing in equity options trading platforms. This contract role offers daily pay for exceptional talent building next-gen financial systems. We're seeking innovators passionate about high-frequency trading, risk modeling, and market data processing. Work in a collaborative environment where your expertise directly impacts financial markets.
What We Offer:
- Daily payment processing
- Equity-based compensation
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Cutting-edge tech stack
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain low-latency options trading algorithms
- Design risk management systems for complex derivatives
- Optimize market data pipelines for real-time processing
- Implement pricing models for exotic options structures
- Collaborate with quants on volatility surface modeling
- Ensure regulatory compliance in trading systems
- Participate in full development lifecycle from design to deployment
Qualifications
- 3+ years in financial software development
- Expertise in C++/Python for quantitative systems
- Strong understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Experience with FIX protocol and market data feeds
- Familiarity with high-performance computing environments
- Knowledge of exchange-specific trading rules
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance