Job Description
Are you a visionary engineer ready to define the future of financial markets? Apex Quant Strategies is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer specializing in Equity Options and Derivatives trading systems. Join our elite team in Houston, TX, and help us build robust, low-latency platforms that power complex market strategies.
We are looking for individuals who don't just write code, but who understand the math behind the market. If you are passionate about Immediate Hire opportunities and want to work in a high-performance environment, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-frequency trading engines specifically for equity options execution.
- Implement and optimize complex quantitative pricing models using Python and C++.
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers to translate mathematical models into production code.
- Ensure system scalability, resilience, and security in a volatile financial environment.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers on best practices in financial software engineering.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on low-latency systems.
- Strong proficiency in C++ (multi-threading, memory management) and Python.
- Deep understanding of options pricing theory (Black-Scholes, Binomial Trees, Monte Carlo simulations).
- Experience with FIX protocols and real-time market data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv).