Sr Software Engineer, Web
About The Position
Building trusted markets — powered by our people At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. We’re building meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities. 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. Role Overview 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 are running 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. We care about code quality. We care about testing. We care about automation. We’re looking for like-minded individuals to join us.
Requirements
- 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 Years of Work Experience: 5+ years
- Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of financial exchanges.
- Assertive personality and detail oriented with excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
- 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 you give back to your 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
