Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our elite team in Cleveland, Ohio. At Apex Derivatives Systems, we are revolutionizing the equity options landscape by building next-generation pricing engines and high-frequency execution algorithms. You will work on complex financial models, ensuring precision and speed in a fast-paced fintech environment.
Why Join Us?
• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative culture.
• Opportunity to directly impact market liquidity and pricing accuracy.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high-performance pricing models for equity options, including volatility surfaces and implied volatility calculations.
- Design and optimize low-latency trading algorithms and execution engines to maximize trade efficiency.
- Integrate real-time market data feeds (e.g., FIX, WebSocket) and ensure data integrity across distributed systems.
- Collaborate closely with quantitative analysts and researchers to translate mathematical models into production-ready code.
- Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews to maintain high technical standards and best practices.
- Debug and resolve critical issues in live trading environments with zero tolerance for downtime.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field (Master’s preferred).
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on C++, Python, or Java.
- Deep understanding of financial markets, specifically equity options, derivatives pricing (Black-Scholes, Binomial), and market microstructure.
- Experience with high-performance computing, threading, and memory management.
- Proficiency in Linux environments, containerization (Docker), and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure).
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile team setting.