Job Description
The Opportunity: Apex Financial Systems is seeking a high-caliber Software Engineer to join our specialized Equity Options team. We are looking for an expert developer to manage and enhance our backend pricing engines and risk management systems during our critical weekend support windows. This role offers the chance to work with complex financial models and cutting-edge technology while enjoying the flexibility of a specialized shift schedule.
Why Join Us? We are a leader in the fintech space, providing robust infrastructure for global markets. As a Weekend Shift Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring system uptime and data accuracy, working alongside a team of quantitative analysts and senior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Develop & Maintain: Design, code, and test high-performance backend services specifically for equity options pricing and risk management.
- Weekend Operations: Manage critical system updates, patch deployments, and data migrations during weekend windows to minimize impact on active trading days.
- Optimization: Collaborate with the quantitative team to refine Black-Scholes and other pricing models implemented in our trading platforms.
- Monitoring: Oversee system health, log analysis, and alerting mechanisms to ensure 99.99% uptime during trading hours.
- Debugging: Investigate and resolve complex technical issues related to market data feeds and order execution systems.
- Documentation: Maintain detailed technical documentation for all systems and weekend procedures.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2 years specifically in the financial services or fintech sector.
- Technical Stack: Proficiency in C++, Python, Java, or Scala; experience with messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and distributed systems.
- Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of equity options, derivatives, and financial market mechanics.
- Environment: Experience working in Linux environments and familiarity with SQL databases.
- Availability: Must be available to work weekends (Saturday and Sunday) as part of a rotational schedule.