Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm proudly headquartered in downtown Chicago. Our traders work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities interest rates exchange-traded funds (ETF) and equity index options. From the beginning we began iteratively investing in our proprietary technology and committing to building our systems from the ground up. Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered optimized and maintained to stay on top of the industry. This wouldnt be possible without the dedicated efforts of our technology teams who utilize and perfect our innovative technology solutions.
High-performance proprietary development is the source of our success and competitive advantage at Belvedere further fueling our passion for performance. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age but also the future landscape of the trading industry. We place a high premium on defining developing and deploying high-performance trading software using a team-based holistic development approach. We look for passionate team members that excel and their contribution is critical to our continued success.
Belvedere Trading is looking for Software Engineers with experience building high-performance automated trading systems. You will have the opportunity to work and collaborate with Belvedere Quants Traders Analysts and Engineers to tackle challenges in programming technology mathematics and finance by building high-quality architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business goals.
What Youll Do
Design develop and optimize scalable extensible trading applications and deploy successful enterprise-level applications that can be leveraged across a variety of asset classes
Work alongside traders to develop and deliver scalable and highly available software systems
Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our development process and reduce operational risk
Maintain support and troubleshoot critical trading applications
Deliver quality systems through automated testing and peer code review
Apply industry knowledge and technical skills in new and innovative ways
Encourage the use of best practices throughout the development process
What Youll Need
5 years of Experience with C programming and Python scripting languages
A strong understanding of object-oriented design data structures and algorithms
Experience in high performance multi-threaded network-programming
Demonstrated success in delivering automated trading systems is a plus
Ability to take full ownership (design implement test deploy maintain) of projects
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Possess an entrepreneurial spirit
Willingness to coach junior engineers in addition to teaching and learning from peers
Nice to Have
A degree in computer science or any related engineering discipline
Experience with financial market concepts including options trading and engineering
$175000 - $250000 a year
Additionally certain positions at Belvedere Trading are eligible for discretionary bonuses. Our employees have access to a variety of benefits which can be found on our website
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We welcome your application.
Core Values
The secret to our award-winning culture is our Core Values:Team Belvedere Me In Team Own It Build Rockets and Passionate Discourse.We live and breathe these values every day.
Our Stance
Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race color religion sex national origin disability age military and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect dignity and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics values experiences and backgrounds.
Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls please.
Work Schedule:Regularand reliableattendanceduring standard business hours with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion
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