Senior Options Software Engineer
Citadel Securities
Overview
In this role you will help build and sustain one of the world’s most powerful trading platforms at Citadel, operating at internet scale with latency-focused co-location. You will translate deep domain mastery in options trading into cutting-edge software, pushing hardware limits and driving algorithmic innovation. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to collapse data complexity, deliver high-performance systems, and impact the firm’s trading outcomes. Join a mission-driven team that champions technology, research, and finance to maintain market leadership.
Pay / Benefits- base salary $175,000 to $325,000
- discretionary incentive compensation
- medical and life insurance
- retirement plans
- tax-free savings plans
- access to healthcare programs
- Build, maintain and support a high-performance trading platform
- Design, develop, test and deploy software across the firm
- Partner with business leaders to define priorities and deliver solutions
- Analyze complex business and technical problems
- Make proactive, sound decisions in a self-directed manner
- Provide timely systems support for trading activities
- 5+ years of working experience
- Experience working in C++
- Experience with distributed systems
- Strong understanding of multi-threaded application design and development
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Ability to work independently and prioritize high-impact projects
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- strong communication
- interpersonal skills
- ability to work independently
- C++
- distributed systems
- multi-threaded design
Reference: WJ-747_30149508