Sr Software Engineer, Web

Location Overview

Cboe Global Markets operates a key office in the Overland Park Xchange (OPx), located in Overland Park, Kansas, a bustling suburb of Kansas City. The OPx business park is strategically positioned to provide convenient access to the Kansas City metropolitan area, offering modern infrastructure and a collaborative environment ideal for the financial services and technology industries. This location benefits from proximity to major highways, making it easily accessible for employees.

The OPx site provides a balance of high-quality office space, advanced facilities, and an environment conducive to productivity and growth.

Sr Web Software Engineers at Cboe are tasked with designing and implementing applications, user interfaces and components that are critical to maintaining operational and customer readiness. This requires careful attention to detail, knowledge of algorithms and data structures, and ability to design testable and scalable systems. Cboe web services run 24x7, and web engineers are responsible for ensuring uptime and resilience for our internal customers, our external customers, and the investing public.

We build websites that handle millions of requests per day, presenting high-quality market data to our members and the investing public. We operate at the tip of the spear, maintaining the primary interface for command and control of Cboe markets worldwide. We are aggressive, yet agile. We care about user experience, code quality, testing, and automation. We’re looking for like-minded individuals to join us.

• Design, implement, extend, and maintain functionality for our applications and systems.
• Provide input into project scheduling and participate in projects where needed.
• Refactor and enhance functionality within the underlying frameworks used by the system.
• Assist with project schedules to meet deadlines.

• Proven expertise with MVC web frameworks (Django strongly preferred), including architectural decision‑making and mentoring junior engineers.
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript, with demonstrated ability to lead front‑end development initiatives.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Python or extensive experience in another programming language with a strong capability and motivation to master Python.
• Experience architecting scalable and resilient systems, ensuring uptime for mission‑critical web services.
• Strong background in code quality, testing, automation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) best practices.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a track record of collaborating across teams and contributing to a positive engineering culture.
• Minimum 5+ years of work experience.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with upside for over achievement.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days.
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Volunteer opportunities to help give back to communities.
• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office.
• Paid tuition assistance and education opportunities.
• Generous charitable giving company match.
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits.
• On‑site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers.

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $114,750-$148,500, with actual compensation determined by job‑related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location. This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe’s long‑term equity programs.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.