Drimva

Maven Securities

C++ Developer - Options Market Making (CHI)

Chicago · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2024

About the job

Develop and maintain low-latency market-making software, exchange connectivity, execution algorithms, pricing systems, and infrastructure for options trading.

What you'll do

  • Build and improve software across the full development lifecycle for market making, collaborating with traders and developers.
  • Develop low-latency exchange connectivity components for new markets.
  • Optimize order execution algorithms and trading strategies, and build automated pricing systems and infrastructure.

What they ask for

  • Excellent C++ (11/14/17/20/23)
  • Template programming
  • Ultra low latency design
  • Performance tuning and analysis

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of financial markets and securities, particularly futures and options; experience with Python, C# or JavaScript; or NoSQL and time-series databases.
  • Knowledge of derivative exchange platforms, UDP and TCP, network acceleration, modern Intel architecture, or AI-powered tools.

Pay

$150000 - $200000 USD base salary

Tools

C++ (11/14/17/20/23), Python, C#, JavaScript, NoSQL, UDP, TCP

AI focus

Experience using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows is listed as a preferred qualification; no specific AI development work is described.

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