Senior Software Engineer (Options Execution)

Location: Chicago or New York, United States

Annual base salary: $200,000–$225,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set; annual discretionary bonus eligibility.

Company

hirify.global is a diversified trading firm operating technology-driven trading businesses across global markets and multiple asset classes, including equity options and cryptoassets.

What you will do

• Develop new and improve existing low-latency trade execution systems for the Asia Equity Options business.
• Build and maintain high-availability systems under very tight resource and latency constraints.
• Interface with ultra-low-latency FPGA trading systems and highly distributed systems.
• Analyze stakeholder requirements and facilitate discussions around implementation, testing, and software architecture.
• Drive projects, lead new initiatives, and resolve challenging design and coding issues with the development team.
• Evaluate new technologies, tools, frameworks, and software components for integration.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of C++17 and beyond, Boost, and STL.
• At least 4 years of experience in the trading industry.
• Prior experience working with options or derivative products.
• Experience developing high-availability systems in C++ and Python with tight resource and latency constraints.
• Experience interfacing with ultra-low-latency FPGA trading systems and working with highly distributed systems.
• Background in multithreaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction.
• Experience with performance tuning across applications, Linux, and socket I/O, as well as troubleshooting.
• Experience working with research teams and quantitative researchers.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices, plus strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, and problem-solving ability.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, high expectations, integrity, innovation, curiosity, and willingness to challenge consensus.
• Close interaction between research and trading teams, with support from senior technologists.
• Group medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with discretionary employer match, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, disability insurance, and life and AD&D insurance.