Job Description
Join our dynamic team as an Equity Options Software Engineer on the night shift in El Paso! We're seeking a passionate developer to build cutting-edge trading platforms for the equity options market. This remote-friendly role offers competitive compensation, flexible scheduling, and opportunities to work with global financial markets. Perfect for night owls who thrive in collaborative environments while monitoring real-time market data.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain low-latency options trading systems using C++ and Java
- Implement complex financial algorithms for option pricing and risk analysis
- Collaborate with quants to model volatility surfaces and Greeks calculations
- Ensure system compliance with SEC/FINRA regulations for derivatives trading
- Optimize real-time data pipelines handling 10K+ messages/second
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for production systems
- Document trading system architecture and compliance workflows
Qualifications
- 3+ years experience in financial software development, specifically derivatives
- Expertise in C++/Java with multithreading and high-performance systems
- Familiarity with options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial Trees)
- Knowledge of FIX protocol and exchange connectivity frameworks
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance
- Experience with Linux environments and containerized deployments
- Strong problem-solving skills for production issues during market hours
- Ability to work independently during night shift hours (10 PM - 6 AM CT)