The Senior Options Software Engineer will design, develop, and support a high-performance trading platform, collaborating with business leaders to create innovative software solutions and handle complex systems support for trading activities.
Job Description
Role Summary
Options market making presents a unique challenge in combining scale with business complexity. With over a million of listed options at the heart of billions of messages, we handle internet-scale datasets while being constrained on hardware due to latency requirements necessitating exchange co-location. This forces us to both push the machines to their max as well as innovate in the space of algorithms and business.
In our mission to be the most successful investment team in the world, we hire the brightest minds in technology, research, and finance, and empower them to collaborate. Treating the problems as "data-in, data-out" technical challenges is not enough. To succeed, you need to be willing to master the options trading domain and translate this mastery into cutting edge software solutions, collapsing data cardinality where possible.
Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $175,000 to $325,000.
In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program, as well as a wide array of benefit programs, such as medical and life insurance, retirement and tax-free savings plans, and access to other healthcare programs.
About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity, competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers, traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute, machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market's and our clients' most critical challenges. Together, we are forging the future of capital markets. For more information, visit citadelsecurities.com .
Role Summary
Options market making presents a unique challenge in combining scale with business complexity. With over a million of listed options at the heart of billions of messages, we handle internet-scale datasets while being constrained on hardware due to latency requirements necessitating exchange co-location. This forces us to both push the machines to their max as well as innovate in the space of algorithms and business.
In our mission to be the most successful investment team in the world, we hire the brightest minds in technology, research, and finance, and empower them to collaborate. Treating the problems as "data-in, data-out" technical challenges is not enough. To succeed, you need to be willing to master the options trading domain and translate this mastery into cutting edge software solutions, collapsing data cardinality where possible.
Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain and support one of the world's most powerful trading platforms while continuously improving performance, functionality and stability of the system
- Design, develop, test, and deploy elegant software solutions across the firm
- Partner with business leaders to define priorities and deliver custom solutions
- Analyze complex business and technical problems
- Make sound decisions proactively and in a self-directed manner
- Provide timely systems support for trading activities
Qualifications
- 5+ years of working experience
- Experience working in C++
- Experience working with distributed systems
- Sound understanding of multi-threaded application design and development
- Passion for technology and software development
- Ambition to solve open-ended problems using analytical methods
- Ability to work independently and prioritize high-impact projects
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic trading environment
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science or related field
In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $175,000 to $325,000.
In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program, as well as a wide array of benefit programs, such as medical and life insurance, retirement and tax-free savings plans, and access to other healthcare programs.
About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity, competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers, traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute, machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market's and our clients' most critical challenges. Together, we are forging the future of capital markets. For more information, visit citadelsecurities.com .
Citadel Securities Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
353 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States, 60654
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