Senior Software Engineer, Options Execution

Description

The company is a diversified trading firm with more than 30 years of experience. It trades with its own capital and at its own risk, and it values autonomy and the ability to move quickly on opportunities.

Based in Chicago with offices across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, the firm trades Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy in all major global markets. It has also expanded into real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

The team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build new low-latency trade execution systems and improve existing ones for the Asia Equity Options business. You will sit with the desk and act as a bridge between research and trading. The work involves cutting-edge low-latency technology, and you will be supported by senior technologists.

Responsibilities

• Build new low-latency trade execution systems and improve current ones for the Asia Equity Options desk.
• Work between research and trading teams, gathering and reviewing requirements from stakeholders.
• Lead discussions on code implementation, testing and software architecture best practices.
• Drive projects and start new initiatives.
• Work with other developers to solve difficult design and coding problems.
• Assess new technologies, tools, frameworks and software components for possible integration.

Requirements

• Significant experience building high-availability systems in C++ and Python under tight resource and latency limits.
• Experience interfacing with ultra-low-latency FPGA trading systems.
• Strong experience with highly distributed systems.
• Strong grasp of C++17 and later, Boost and the STL.
• Experience in the trading industry or in high-performance, low-latency C++ development, at least 4 years.
• Experience with multi-threaded programming and a solid understanding of how hardware and software interact.
• Comfort working close to the metal, with skill in performance tuning across applications, Linux and socket I/O, plus troubleshooting.
• Experience working with research teams and quantitative researchers.
• Solid grasp of software engineering principles and best practices.
• Prior work on options or derivative products.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-first, problem-solving attitude.
• Knowledge of Python is a plus.

Conditions

The annual base salary is $200,000 to $225,000, set according to experience, qualifications and relevant skills.

The role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance.
• 401k with a discretionary employer match.
• Short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance.
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts.