Software Engineer II
PEAK6•Chicago, IL
•$116,000 - $145,000•Hybrid
About The Position
As a Software Engineer II a regular day could include working closely with PEAK6’s Finance and Operations team on the systems that power our trading behind the scenes, including PnL reporting, positions, and clearing firm reconciliations. It would also include working collaboratively with other engineers on the team to build out the future of PEAK6’s Finance and Operations software. Additionally, Software Engineers regularly work across teams (engineering, operations and trading) to ensure that their solutions integrate seamlessly to support a great experience for operators in a live trading environment.
Requirements
- 2+ years of software engineering experience
- A willingness to learn new languages, frameworks, and development techniques (be willing to learn Java, Airflow, Kafka)
- A learning mindset
- Excellent problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Linux platform.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills to thrive in a dynamic and self-directed environment
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related.
Nice To Haves
- Trading or finance industry experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with operations, finance and technology teams on back office processes, creating applications for both end-users as well as more robust automation to ensure firm position and PnL are correct before the trading day and throughout.
- Owning execution of key initiatives that align with strategic business plans for the operations space.
- Contribute to the full product development lifecycle of critical tools that enable assignments, reconciliation, etc, and firm position visibility.
- Ensuring quality and correctness of applications through understanding the applications and how they are used by operations and finance.
- Monitoring applications in production for performance and effectiveness, always looking for areas to improve existing workflows.
- Troubleshooting production issues quickly and efficiently.
Benefits
- healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
- competitive PTO
- 401k match
- parental leave
- HSA contribution match
- paid subscription to the Calm app
- generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
- discretionary annual bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
