Lead Software Developer - Options Market Making- Leading Global Quant Fund
Core
Design, build, and optimize the core technology for real-time option quote management across US equity options markets.
Role type
Lead Software Developer (Options Market Making)
Builds
High-performance, event-driven options quoting engine
Domain
Financial Technology / Quantitative Trading / US Equity Options
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
C++ development, low-latency system design, high-throughput multithreaded systems, CPU architecture and memory hierarchy optimization, concurrency management, Linux performance tuning, quote lifecycle management, backpressure handling, exchange gateway integration
Preferred skills
Deep knowledge of US equity option exchanges internals
Responsibilities
Design and develop high-performance, event-driven options quoting engine; Build efficient quote lifecycle management; Implement intelligent quote prioritization, throttling, and backpressure handling; Develop high-performance C++ components; Profile and tune the full quote-to-exchange path to reduce latency and maximize throughput
