Software Engineer - Trading Data Fabric Team

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 wouldn’t 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.

Trading Data Fabric (TDF) builds and manages a data platform that enables Belvedere to capture and stream high-volume, high-quality data and utilize cloud-scale compute for quant research and trading. We manage pipelines that capture real-time market data, trading actions, and complex internal valuation and position data. These stream into real-time trading engines and our data warehouse for historical analysis.  

Our Software Engineers are responsible for system development, pipeline implementation, data warehouse architecture, data quality automation, and operational oversight. They participate in all aspects of our software development lifecycle, from design to testing to deployment, and have both a love of technology and an interest in the financial markets.    

Don’t know a lot about finance or trading? No sweat. Belvedere Trading University (BTU) program will teach you everything you need to know once you join the team. 

What you'll do

• Become a key contributor defining the data platform and services that enable leaders across the firm to evaluate trading performance and make critical decisions
• Design, implement, and refine high-volume data systems from ingestion through transformation and to warehouses, dashboards, and downstream consumers
• Balance optimization, simplicity, and cost efficiency to create reliable and extendable systems
• Partner with team members and data platform customers to guide roadmap and strategy
• Identify opportunities to expand our system and leveragenew technologies
• Communicate with project managers and team leadership to develop work strategies and estimates
• Work in a collaborative team environment encouraging constant learning and innovation from all levels of the company to build the future of technology and finance
• Participate in our in-house learning and development curriculum via peer-led lectures to obtain knowledge about the fundamentals of trading and our proprietary trading systems

What you'll need

• C++ Required
• Polyglot – Experience with all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle, comfortable learning and working in multiple languages. Preferred understanding especially in Java, C#, and Python.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to dive deep into data storage technologies and business-specific data models to fully understand the nature of a problem, its volumes, and natural variability
• Performance Minded – Ability to optimize and analyze the impact of scaling a process over petabytes of data
• Owner Mindset – Thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment
• Intellectual curiosity and passion – Desire to continuously learn in a team environment and solve challenging problems
• Careful Communicator – Effectively communicate project updates to teammates and product managers