Job Description
Join our elite fintech team as a Senior Equity Options Software Engineer where you'll architect cutting-edge trading platforms for global financial markets. We're seeking a visionary developer to build high-performance systems handling complex derivatives pricing, risk management, and real-time market data processing. Work alongside industry experts in our state-of-the-art Chicago headquarters, driving innovation in algorithmic trading infrastructure. This role offers unparalleled growth opportunities in a collaborative environment tackling some of finance's most challenging problems.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement low-latency trading systems for equity options pricing and execution
- Develop real-time risk management algorithms for complex derivatives portfolios
- Optimize market data pipelines handling 100K+ messages per second
- Create robust API integrations with exchange feeds and settlement systems
- Mentor junior engineers and conduct rigorous code reviews
- Architect scalable microservices using event-driven architectures
- Collaborate with quants to implement Black-Scholes and binomial models
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in C++/Java with high-frequency trading systems
- Expertise in options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Monte Carlo)
- Proficiency in low-latency frameworks (FIX protocol, FPGAs)
- Strong knowledge of Linux kernel tuning and network optimization
- Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance
- Series 7/63 certifications preferred