Senior Engineering Leader, Clearing & Trade Systems

Cboe Global Markets; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 154,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cboe Global Markets in Chicago is seeking an Engineering Manager for CCUS to lead a team of software engineers and guide architecture for clearing systems that support listing and clearing of new products. This role emphasizes delivering high-quality software, design reviews, and close collaboration with product and QA.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in engineering with 3+ years of people leadership, a BS in CS or related field, and hands-on Java and cloud tooling experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum Work Experience: 10+ years in engineering, with 3+ years managing engineers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Hands-on development depth in Java and modern cloud tooling.
• Proven ability to establish code-review practices and set coding standards.
• Strong architecture judgment and the ability to author decision records behind designs.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery across the full software lifecycle from design to production support.
• Lead and grow a team of software engineers, including performance management and hiring.
• Partner with product management on roadmap, scope and sequencing.
• Collaborate with QA and test engineering to align on delivery goals.
• Ensure architecture decisions are well-documented and maintained.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Architecture judgment

Java experience

Code review leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Java

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Linux

Job description

Cboe Global Markets in Chicago is seeking an Engineering Manager for CCUS to lead a team of software engineers and guide architecture for clearing systems that support listing and clearing of new products. This role emphasizes delivering high-quality software, design reviews, and close collaboration with product and QA.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in engineering with 3+ years of people leadership, a BS in CS or related field, and hands-on Java and cloud tooling experience.