Job Description
We are seeking a visionary Software Engineer to join our elite team at Stratum Financial Technologies. Headquartered in the heart of Sacramento, CA, we are pioneering the next generation of automated equity options trading infrastructure. If you thrive in high-pressure environments and love solving complex mathematical problems through code, this is your opportunity to shape the future of finance.
In this role, you will bridge the gap between quantitative research and production trading, ensuring our systems are not only accurate but also robust under massive market volatility.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy high-performance algorithms for equity options pricing and execution engines.
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts to translate complex financial models into scalable, low-latency software solutions.
- Optimize database systems and data pipelines to handle millions of tick-level data points in real-time.
- Implement and maintain robust risk management frameworks to ensure strict regulatory compliance.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and mentor junior engineers on best practices for financial systems.
- Identify bottlenecks in existing trading stacks and refactor code for maximum efficiency.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 3+ years of professional software development experience in high-frequency or low-latency environments.
- Strong understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial, etc.) and market mechanics.
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or Java with a deep focus on concurrency and performance.
- Experience with big data technologies (Kafka, Hadoop, Spark) or message brokers is highly preferred.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile team environment.