Software Engineering Manager (Java) - Remote/Hybrid, Kafka & AI

The Options Clearing Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work up to 2 days remote

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend

Generous PTO and Parental leave

401k Employer Match

Competitive health benefits

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a senior engineering leader to manage a skilled team building foundational components for the Ovation Risk Platform. You will guide design decisions and oversee large-scale architectures, while integrating AI/ML capabilities and advanced PostgreSQL design.

You will also drive performance reviews, compensation decisions, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple systems, with up to 40% telecommuting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, IT, business administration, or related field.
• Three (3) years of experience as a senior software engineer, manager, or related role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diversely skilled team of engineers working on foundational components for the Ovation Risk Platform; conduct structured performance reviews and manage compensation decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects spanning multiple systems.
• Analyze, document, and refine architectures; create transition plans to reach target state architectures.
• Design and operate large-scale, fault-tolerant event streaming with Apache Kafka and Apache Flink for real-time ingestion, transformation, and processing.
• Act as technical product owner to flesh out detailed business, architectural and design requirements.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into enterprise systems, with advanced PostgreSQL design, query optimization, and schema management.
• Lead development of solution architecture on the Ovation Risk Platform and review proposals with tech leads and senior business partners.
• Leverage domain knowledge of options exchange operations, trade lifecycle, and clearing workflows.
• Telecommuting up to 40%.

Skills

Kafka & Flink

AI/ML integration

PostgreSQL design

Senior engineering leadership

Education

Master's degree in CS/IT/Business Admin or related

Job description

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a senior engineering leader to manage a skilled team building foundational components for the Ovation Risk Platform. You will guide design decisions and oversee large-scale architectures, while integrating AI/ML capabilities and advanced PostgreSQL design.

You will also drive performance reviews, compensation decisions, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple systems, with up to 40% telecommuting.