Job Description
Join our elite fintech team at Quantum Financial Systems, where innovation meets Wall Street. We're seeking a Senior Equity Options Software Engineer to architect cutting-edge trading platforms that power institutional derivatives markets. This immediate hire role offers the rare opportunity to shape high-frequency trading systems while working with world-class quantitative analysts and software architects. Enjoy competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and the chance to impact multi-billion dollar trading volumes.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement low-latency options pricing engines using C++ and Python
- Develop real-time risk management systems for exotic derivatives portfolios
- Collaborate with quants to model Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo simulations
- Optimize market data pipelines for options chains and volatility surfaces
- Lead technical integration of FIX protocol for options trading venues
- Mentor junior engineers on financial systems best practices
- Architect microservices for options settlement and clearing workflows
Qualifications
- 5+ years in C++/Python development for financial markets
- Expertise in options pricing models and derivatives mathematics
- Experience with low-latency trading systems and FIX protocol
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance
- Proficiency in Linux kernel optimization and network programming
- Familiarity with market data vendors (Bloomberg, Refinitiv)
- Strong background in multithreading and concurrency patterns
- CFA or FRM certification preferred