Job Description
Are you a visionary engineer passionate about the intersection of technology and finance? Apex Derivatives Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in Phoenix, Arizona. We are a leading innovator in equity options analytics, dedicated to building robust, scalable, and secure trading platforms.
As a key member of our engineering squad, you will play a pivotal role in developing next-generation systems that power our options pricing engines and trade execution algorithms. We pride ourselves on our competitive compensation structure and offer weekly pay cycles to our employees, ensuring financial stability and work-life balance. If you are looking for a challenging environment where your code directly impacts the market, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement low-latency, high-throughput backend services for equity options trading platforms.
- Collaborate closely with quantitative analysts and traders to translate complex financial models into efficient, production-ready software.
- Optimize database queries and system architectures to handle high-volume market data in real-time.
- Maintain and improve existing codebases, ensuring code quality, scalability, and adherence to financial compliance standards (e.g., FINRA).
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to deployment and maintenance.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and mentor junior developers to foster a culture of technical excellence.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on high-frequency or financial systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Java.
- Deep understanding of financial markets, specifically equity options and derivatives pricing models.
- Experience with distributed systems, message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure).
- Strong knowledge of Linux environments, SQL, and NoSQL databases.