Senior Software Engineer (Options)

Job Title : Senior Software EngineerJob Description : Our Senior Software Engineers lead large technical projects, help set the direction for our trading infrastructure, and serve as role models within the organization.Our software engineering teams leverage technology to solve a variety of difficult problems. Our trading strategies must respond to market events in microseconds or less, and we automatically price large, diverse sets of financial instruments with extremely low error tolerance. We continually refine, store, and analyze terabytes of data produced by market activity and our trading systems. Our user interfaces must present coherent, responsive real-time visualizations of market activity and system performance while providing intuitive control of a highly complex system. Our core systems must provide a stable, performant, and trusted foundation on which our systems are built.Technology Overview : We pride ourselves on being real engineers, not just coders. Our engineers work closely with traders to identify the business problems we face and determine how they should be solved. We apply a disciplined and scientific approach. We engineer simple, well-architected solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our traders. Our passion is to solve problems which really matter to the business, and we take pride in the quality of our solutions.Who we are : We are a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.Our culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Active on leading US exchanges, our office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds, and foreign exchange.Responsibilities : Establish vision and technical direction for major initiativesDesign, develop, support, and maintain large portions of our trading infrastructureEnsure new and existing programs adhere to our coding, architectural, and operational standardsDevelop a deep understanding of trading and exchangesCollaborate deeply with traders, engineers, and researchersQualifications : Strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentalsExperience writing software in C , C#, C, and / or PythonInnovative, big-picture thinking grounded in real-world pragmatismDesire to continuously improve in a rapidly evolving environmentReadiness to set technical direction, promote engineering principles, and do the right thingDiscipline(s) : TechnologyDuration : PermanentJob type : Permanent