Senior Software Engineer (Quant)

Cboe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cboe is seeking a Software Engineer to develop, optimize, and debug real-time financial analytics software. You will drive model performance, analyze market data, and collaborate with data teams.

The role requires strong Java/C# skills, some C++/CUDA experience, and a background in financial markets. Bachelor’s in a STEM field is required, master’s preferred; strong communication with leadership and sales teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Java or C# with parallel and multithreaded design patterns.
• 1+ year in C++ preferred; performance-critical calculations in C/C++ and CUDA.
• Background in financial markets, derivatives pricing, and/or risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and debug real-time financial analytics software.
• Evaluate, tune, and improve model performance, stability, and accuracy.
• Analyze market data, derived market data, and reference data.
• Collaborate closely with our reference data, real-time data, and historical data teams.
• Provide 2nd level support for production applications; respond to customer questions regarding analytics and models.
• Write technical specifications, project plans, and documentation.
• Regular communication with senior managers and technical colleagues.
• Work with sales team to support presales engagements.

Skills

Java

C#

parallel patterns

multithreading

self-starter

QA testing

documentation

production release

presales support

communication with management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CUDA

Job description

• Develop, optimize, and debug real-time financial analytics software


• Evaluate, tune, and improve model performance, stability, and accuracy


• Analyze market data, derived market data, and reference data


• Collaborate closely with our reference data, real-time data, and historical data teams


• Provide 2nd level support for production applications developed by the team. Respond to customer questions regarding our analytics and models


• Write technical specifications, project plans, and documentation


• Regular communication with senior managers and technical colleagues


• Work with sales team to support presales engagements

3+ years in Java or C# (or equivalent), including understanding of parallel and multithreaded design patternsAbility to work as a self-starter; take ownership of projects from start to finish; develop requirements and specifications; QA testing,documentationand production release1+ year in C++ preferred — our system is primarily Java, but performance-critical calculations run in C/C++ and CUDABackground in financial markets, derivatives pricing, and/or risk analysis. Equity derivatives experience is a plusEducation: Minimumof a bachelor’s degree in aSTEM field,but a master’s degree preferredAbility to explain a complex software system end-to-end, from inputs to output, including its design rationale and business value