Job Description
We are looking for a world-class Equity Options Software Engineer to join our high-frequency trading team in the heart of Oakland, CA. As a leader in financial technology, we build the systems that power the global options market. We value innovation, speed, and accuracy above all else.
Why Apply?
- Daily Pay: Get paid every day with our industry-leading payout schedule.
- Work with cutting-edge low-latency architecture.
- Competitive equity compensation package.
In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex quantitative finance and robust engineering. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of our pricing engines and execution algorithms.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize high-performance trading systems specifically for equity options pricing and execution.
- Implement complex mathematical models to simulate market scenarios and option valuations.
- Maintain and improve the latency and throughput of our market data ingestion pipelines.
- Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers to translate mathematical models into production code.
- Ensure system reliability and fault tolerance in high-stakes market environments.
- Conduct rigorous code reviews and drive engineering best practices across the team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on low-latency systems or FinTech.
- Strong proficiency in C++, Python, or Rust.
- Deep understanding of financial derivatives, specifically equity options and volatility modeling.
- Experience working in Linux environments and distributed systems.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.