Senior Software Engineer, Options Execution

Requirements

• Significant experience developing high-availability systems in C++ and Python with very tight resource/latency constraints
• Experience interfacing with ultra-low-latency FPGA trading systems
• Strong experience working on highly distributed systems
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the trading industry
• Prior experience working on options or derivative products
• A background in multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction
• Comfortable working "under the hood" and skilled in performance tuning (applications, Linux, socket I/O, etc.) and troubleshooting
• Experience working with Research teams and Quantitative Researchers
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices
• Dedicated team player and a passionate problem solver with strong interpersonal skills

About the role

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and discussing requirements from stakeholders
• Facilitating discussions on code implementation, testing, software architecture best practices
• Driving projects and leading new initiatives
• Actively engaging with others on the development team to resolve challenging design and coding issues
• Evaluating appropriate new technologies, tools, frameworks, and software components for integration

What you'll get

• $200k–$225k base salary
• group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
• 401k (with discretionary employer match)
• short and long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance
• health savings accounts
• flexible spending accounts

Skills

C++ · C++ 17 · Boost · STL · Python · multi-threaded programming · hardware/software interaction · performance tuning · Linux · socket I/O · troubleshooting · highly distributed systems