Job Description
Join our elite engineering team at Quantum Financial Systems, where innovation meets Wall Street. We're seeking a Senior Equity Options Software Engineer to architect next-generation trading platforms in Omaha's booming fintech hub. This role offers the rare opportunity to work directly with institutional clients, designing high-performance systems that handle complex derivatives trading at scale. Enjoy a collaborative culture, competitive equity compensation, and the chance to shape the future of algorithmic finance.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement low-latency trading systems for equity options pricing and execution
- Develop risk management algorithms for complex derivative portfolios
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts to model exotic option structures
- Optimize C++/Python code for microsecond-level performance requirements
- Build real-time market data pipelines handling 50K+ messages/second
- Lead code reviews and mentor junior engineers on financial systems best practices
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in high-frequency trading software development
- Expert proficiency in C++ and Python with multithreading mastery
- Deep understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial Trees)
- Proven track record with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent field
- Familiarity with Linux kernel tuning and network optimization
- Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native deployment