C++ Developer - Options Market Making (CHI)

Maven•Chicago, IL

2d•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate. Working on our trading floor, you will work alongside traders, quant researchers and other developers to help us expand system connectivity to new markets, optimise order execution algorithms, improve our trading strategies and build new automated pricing systems and infrastructure to support the expansion of our options market making business. The work you do will have a direct, regular and highly visible impact on the firm's success.

Requirements

Excellent C++ (11/14/17/20/23)
Template programming
Ultra low latency design
Performance tuning and analysis
Good numerical skills
The ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively
An efficient and diligent approach with a strong attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
An Interest in trading and finance

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of financial markets & securities (particularly futures and options)
Experience in the other programming languages: Python, C# or JavaScript
Experience with NoSQL and time-series databases
Knowledge of multiple derivative exchange platforms
Network communication protocols UDP and TCP
Network acceleration using proprietary drivers and kernel bypass
Understanding of and optimisation for modern Intel architecture

Responsibilities

Full lifecycle of software development for market making, working alongside traders and developers in other teams, such as FPGA, data analytics and UI developers
Developing low latency exchange connectivity components for new markets

Benefits

At Maven our goal is to create an environment that empowers and motivates our employees to maximize their potential.
Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to optimize performance, reward our employees, and allow them time to pursue their passions.
Benefits at Maven include medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, employer paid short term and long term disability and life insurance, as well as paid parental leave.
Maven also offers retirement plans with an employer match and an annual learning and development stipend for all employees.
Compensation Salary Range: $150000 - $200000, plus a discretionary bonus.

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