Senior Java Engineer - Automated Trading

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm proudly headquartered in downtown Chicago, with a satellite office in Boulder, Colorado. Our teams work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities by combining their deep expertise in commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and equity index options with a cutting-edge technological system. Our trading models and software systems are continually developed, optimized, and upgraded in order to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. We work closely with our technology team to continuously and iteratively improve our proprietary 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 are looking for passionate team members whose contributions will be critical to our continued success.

Belvedere Trading is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with quantitative modeling experience to aid in the research and development of our fully automated market-making system. The Senior Java Engineer is responsible for working directly with leaders, software engineers, and quantitative researchers within our research department to implement high-throughput valuation models in a cloud-native environment. You will be working to design and implement modeling system details, optimize systems to sustain hundreds of terabytes of throughput and assist in integration of cloud-scale technologies into a latency-sensitive trading platform.  The ideal candidate is highly motivated, eager to contribute to a rapidly growing team, has sound technical knowledge, and possesses exceptional communication skills.

What You'll Do

• Build a suite of software using Java, Flink, and Pulsar to identify pricing inefficiencies in live trading markets
• Assist with development of in-house hybrid cloud application frameworks
• Understand the full lifecycle and intricacies of a trading platform
• Interact with hybrid cloud messaging, data, observability, and deployment platforms
• Share ideas, experience, and knowledge with other members of the team
• Provide feedback to leadership on team health and processes to continuously improve productivity, tooling, and code quality
• Coordinate directly with stakeholders and firm leaders to plan work and design solutions

What You'll Need

• 4+ years developing applications using Java
• 2+ years of experience with development of quantitative models in some capacity
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with individuals at all levels of the organization
• The ability to architect and implement efficient technical solutions
• An understanding of the trade-offs between high-throughput and low-latency systems
• A keen sense of ownership and drive to succeed
• The ability to collaborate and contribute in a team setting
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
• Careful attention to detail, and the vision and skill to push beyond expectations

Nice to Have

• Experience with C++
• Experience with Apache Pulsar
• Experience developing applications with Apache Flink
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform