Job Description
Join our elite team at Quantum Financial Systems to revolutionize equity options trading technology. We're seeking a visionary Senior Software Engineer to architect and build high-performance systems that power Wall Street's most complex derivative instruments. This fully remote role offers the flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with industry leaders in finance and technology.
As a key member of our Options Engineering division, you'll design scalable solutions for real-time risk calculations, algorithmic trading, and market data processing. Our cutting-edge platform handles billions of daily transactions, requiring engineers who thrive in high-stakes environments and possess deep expertise in financial mathematics and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement low-latency systems for equity options pricing and risk analytics
- Develop microservices for options trading algorithms matching institutional execution standards
- Optimize market data pipelines handling 10K+ messages/second with sub-millisecond latency
- Collaborate with quants to translate complex mathematical models into production-grade code
- Implement robust compliance frameworks for audit trails and regulatory reporting (SEC, FINRA)
- Lead technical design sessions for high-availability trading infrastructure
- Mentor junior engineers on financial software best practices and domain knowledge
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field (MS preferred)
- 5+ years experience in C++/Java/Go for high-frequency trading systems
- Expertise in options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial, Monte Carlo)
- Proven track record with distributed systems (Kafka, gRPC, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity (CME, ICE)
- Strong background in low-latency optimization and network programming
- Certification in financial derivatives (Series 86/87 or equivalent) a plus