Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Equity Options Software Engineer to join our elite trading floor in Chicago, IL. In this critical role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the low-latency systems that power our options pricing engines, ensuring we stay ahead in the competitive financial markets.
As a Weekend Shift Engineer, you will oversee the end-of-week settlement processes and system maintenance, ensuring zero downtime and optimal performance for our trading infrastructure. Our firm also has a growing presence in Virginia, and we are looking for a dedicated professional to help scale our operations. If you are passionate about high-frequency trading, quantitative finance, and working in a high-pressure, high-reward environment, we want to meet you.
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize low-latency C++ and Python code for equity options pricing models.
- Manage and maintain critical weekend systems to ensure uninterrupted market access.
- Debug and resolve complex latency issues in high-frequency trading environments.
- Collaborate with quants and traders to refine pricing algorithms based on market data.
- Implement robust error handling and failover mechanisms for weekend trading operations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering within the financial services or trading sector.
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python, with a deep understanding of memory management and threading.
- Experience with options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial trees) is highly preferred.
- Availability to work weekends (Saturday/Sunday) as part of a rotational shift schedule.