Job Description
Join Quantum Financial Technologies as a Senior Equity Options Software Engineer and revolutionize the derivatives trading landscape. We're seeking a visionary engineer to design high-performance systems for equity options pricing, risk modeling, and trading execution. Enjoy weekly pay, cutting-edge tech stack, and collaborative work culture in Baltimore's thriving financial district. Your expertise will directly impact institutional trading platforms used by global investment firms.
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize real-time pricing engines for equity options derivatives
- Architect low-latency trading systems handling 10,000+ transactions per second
- Implement Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo pricing models with GPU acceleration
- Collaborate with quants to model complex volatility surfaces and Greeks calculations
- Lead microservices refactoring for scalability and fault tolerance
- Conduct rigorous stress testing for market volatility scenarios
- Mentor junior engineers on financial software best practices
Qualifications
- 5+ years in C++/Python development for financial systems
- Expertise in options pricing models and derivatives trading concepts
- Proficiency with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity (CME, NASDAQ)
- Strong background in multithreading and high-performance computing
- Experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, and cloud-native architectures
- MS/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Financial Engineering
- FINRA Series 99 or equivalent securities certification preferred