Software Engineer - Entry Level
PEAK6 was brought to life by the idea that the development of integrative technology can improve how business is done. The passion for that idea powers our firm still. As a Software Engineer at PEAK6, you are free to explore unique solutions and try fresh ideas that may benefit our financial services and trading businesses, and our investment companies. You’ll collaborate with some of tech’s sharpest minds to solve for the firm’s ever-changing but exciting challenges. Working in tech at PEAK6 means that you’ll always be presented with a variety of new possibilities as you continue to enhance your skills.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Developing innovative tools to integrate into our proprietary trading platform. Examples include automated trading strategies, low-latency market data streams, and data analysis and visualization tools
- Working closely within small development teams and collaborating with our trading and support teams
- Working with a variety of languages/frameworks, such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and React, and technologies such as MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Docker
- Attending training to learn about options trading and financial markets
You’ll gain loads of experience in this role but before you do, you should have:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, graduating between December 2018 and June 2019
- Excellent software development skills in a modern object-oriented programming language such as Java, Python, or Go, and the ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly
- Excellent problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Effective communication skills
- Previous knowledge in financial markets isn’t required, but interest is a plus
Life at PEAK6
We want you to like coming to work so we work really hard to make your job fun and different from any other. As a Software Engineer at PEAK6, you can enjoy:
- Generous medical, vision and dental plans
- Matching 401(k) programs
- Adoption assistance & family leave
- Sabbatical program
- Speaker Series
- Massage days
- Poker tournament with a grand prize of a World Series of Poker buy in
- Sports leagues
- Cornhole tournaments
- Annual PEAK6 Party
- Yoga classes
- Tuition reimbursement
- Lasik eye discount
- Philanthropy events
- Annual wellness screens and flu shots
- Birthday gifts
- Charitable matching gift program
To learn more about life as a Software Engineer at PEAK6, visit peak6.com/swe