Job Description
Join our award-winning fintech team revolutionizing equity derivatives trading platforms. We're seeking a senior software engineer to architect and build low-latency systems for institutional equity options trading. Work with cutting-edge technologies in a remote-first environment while collaborating with world-class quantitative analysts and traders. This role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to shape the future of algorithmic trading.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement high-performance trading systems for equity options pricing and risk management
- Optimize C++ and Java microservices handling 10K+ transactions/second
- Develop real-time market data pipelines with FIX protocol integration
- Create automated testing frameworks for complex derivatives algorithms
- Collaborate with quants to model volatility surfaces and Greeks calculations
- Maintain regulatory compliance for FINRA/NASD reporting requirements
- Mentor junior engineers on distributed systems best practices
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in low-latency financial software development
- Expertise in C++/Java with multithreading and lock-free programming
- Deep understanding of equity options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Proficiency in Linux kernel tuning and network optimization
- Familiarity with FIX protocol and market data feeds (ITCH/ITCHv5.0)
- Strong background in distributed systems and event-driven architectures
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field