Senior Software Engineer - Quantitative Trading

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm proudly headquartered in downtown Chicago. 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.

High-performance proprietary development is the source of our success and competitive advantage at Belvedere, further fueling our passion for performance. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry.

Our team is looking for Software Engineers with experience building high-performance trading systems. As a Software Engineer, you will help establish technical standards and be a significant contributor to the technical architecture and engineering practices of our teams.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable, extensible trading applications, and deploy successful enterprise-level applications that can be leveraged across a variety of asset classes

• Maintain, support and troubleshoot real-time critical trading applications

• Work with team members to ensure that our software meets requirements and is testable

• Analyze and solve complex technical problems

• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our development process and reduce operational risk

• Apply industry knowledge and technical skills in new and innovative ways

• Encourage the use of best practices throughout the development process

• Participate in code review

What You'll Need

• 6+ years of software development experience

• Solid working experience in modern C++

• Applies and holds high-quality standard for code and design

• Experience building high performance, highly available, and scalable systems

• Well versed in all areas of delivering technical solutions

• Shows ownership through entrepreneurial spirit

• Ability to take full ownership (design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, iterate) of projects

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Willingness to coach junior engineers in addition to teaching and learning from peers

Nice to Have

• Experience with financial market concepts, including options trading and engineering

We offer a salary range of $175,000 - $250,000 a year, and certain positions are eligible for discretionary bonuses. Our employees have access to a variety of benefits, which can be found on our website.

We welcome applications from all candidates, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications.

Core Values

We live and breathe our Core Values:
Team Belvedere, Me In Team, Own It, Build Rockets, and Passionate Discourse.

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.

Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any questions regarding the virtual recruiting process, please reach out to .

The work schedule requires regular and reliable attendance during standard business hours, with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion. No travel is required.

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