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The Senior Quantitative Developer will build and optimize low-latency trading systems, manage critical components, and enhance performance across trading operations.
Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm with offices in Chicago, New York, Boulder, and Singapore. Our traders work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. From the beginning, we began iteratively investing in our proprietary technology and committing to building our systems from the ground up. Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered, optimized, and maintained to stay on top of the industry. We operate best within a team environment where we challenge each other to deliver value consistently and share in the success of the company.
We’re looking for a Senior Quantitative Developer to help push the boundaries of our Low Latency Systematic Volatility Trading. We are a low-latency systematic volatility trading team operating at the intersection of quantitative modeling and high-performance engineering. We build production systems that price, risk-manage, and trade derivatives in real time. We are looking for engineers who care about performance, correctness, and stability.
What You'll Do
- Build and optimize quantitative components for ultra-low-latency trading systems in C++ or Java
- Own critical components across market data, execution, pricing, modeling, and risk
- Work as an owner to turn ideas into production
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across the full trading stack
- Deploy code that directly drives trading revenue
What You'll Need
- Exceptional C++ or Java engineering skills
- Deep understanding of concurrency, memory, and performance tuning
- Experience building or working with high-performance or low-latency systems
- Solid intuition for derivatives, options, and volatility
- Strong ownership mindset and high intellectual curiosity
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline; Graduate degree in Quantitative Finance or related field is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Systematic options or volatility trading experience
- Exchange connectivity and market microstructure knowledge
- Experience operating production trading systems
Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.
We encourage you to break that mold and apply. No candidate is perfect; all have a lot to offer.
We welcome your application.
Core Values
The secret to our award-winning culture is our Core Values: Team Belvedere, Me In Team, Own It, Build Rockets, and Passionate Discourse. We live and breathe these values every day.
Compliance
For our trading positions and certain engineering roles, the SIE and Series 57 licenses are required; Belvedere Trading will provide comprehensive study materials and allocate dedicated time during the onboarding process to ensure your success in obtaining these certifications.
Our Stance
Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity, where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics, values, experiences, and backgrounds.
Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls, please.
Any questions regarding the virtual recruiting process, please reach out to [email protected].
Work Schedule: Regular and reliable attendance during standard business hours with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion
Amount of Travel Required: None
Top Skills
C++
Java
Belvedere Trading Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
We are located in the Chicago Loop right next to Ogilvie and Union Train Station for easy access to all of Chicago's favorite neighborhoods. Our office is right on the Chicago River with great lunch places to eat and dining alfresco in the summer.
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