Job Description
Join our award-winning fintech team at Quantum Trading Systems, where we're revolutionizing equity derivatives trading. We seek a brilliant Software Engineer to architect and build high-performance options trading platforms used by global financial institutions. Located in New Orleans' vibrant Central Business District, you'll collaborate with PhD quants and senior developers to solve complex problems in real-time market data processing, risk modeling, and automated execution systems. Our culture combines Wall Street rigor with New Orleans innovation.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement low-latency trading systems for equity options pricing and execution
- Develop risk management frameworks for complex derivatives portfolios
- Create market data pipelines handling >10M messages/sec
- Build analytics tools for volatility surfaces and Greeks calculations
- Optimize C++/Python code for microsecond-level performance
- Implement regulatory compliance features (SEC, FINRA)
- Mentor junior engineers on financial domain expertise
Qualifications
- 5+ years in C++/Python development for financial markets
- Deep understanding of equity options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Experience with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity
- Expertise in high-performance computing and concurrency
- Strong background in distributed systems and messaging (Kafka, gRPC)
- Familiarity with cloud-native deployments (AWS/GCP)
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Quantitative Finance