Job Description
Join our elite night shift team as a Software Engineer specializing in equity options trading systems. At FinTech Solutions Inc., we're revolutionizing financial technology with cutting-edge platforms that handle billions in daily transactions. This role offers the unique opportunity to architect mission-critical systems while enjoying competitive compensation and a flexible schedule.
Why You'll Love This Role:
- Work on high-stakes systems powering global equity markets
- Collaborate with top-tier engineers in a 24/7 trading environment
- Competitive night shift differential and comprehensive benefits
- Clear career path into senior leadership and architecture roles
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable software solutions for equity options pricing and trading platforms
- Optimize low-latency systems handling 10,000+ transactions per second
- Implement real-time risk management algorithms for options portfolios
- Collaborate with quants to model complex financial instruments
- Lead incident response during market volatility periods
- Maintain 99.99% system uptime for critical trading operations
- Document and troubleshoot complex trading system behaviors
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience (MS preferred)
- 5+ years in software engineering, with 2+ years in financial technology
- Expertise in Java/C++ with multithreading and high-performance systems
- Deep understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Experience with Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures
- Strong background in distributed systems and message queuing (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Ability to make critical decisions under pressure during market hours
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect) a plus