Software Engineer - Trading Data Fabric

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.

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.

What You'll Do:
• Lead the design and development of features and capabilities within our proprietary research platform for engineers, quants, traders and executives
• Identify and leverage cloud, commercial and open-source technologies to accelerate our roadmap
• Efficiently facilitate decisions by analyzing risk, effort, cost and benefit
• Solve our most complex technical challenges while leaving a legacy of documented and reliable code
• Innovate in both greenfield and existing projects, driving impactful improvements and new feature development
• Support the continuous operation of live systems capturing and processing critical trading business data
• Mentor other engineers in your areas of expertise
• 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:
• 5+ years of Experience with C++ programming and Python scripting languages
• Passionate about building robust, data-driven systems
• Previously led delivery of new APIs and data centric Services to production
• Intuitive understanding of Cloud technologies for compute, storage and security
• Experience integrating traditional databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and APIs with modern Data Warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake)
• Expertly track and optimize performance and costs with tools, metrics and scalable designs
• Engage with traders and analysts across the company to better understand their needs and design solutions that will be readily adopted
• Engage with teams and business units, sourcing new ideas and reaching consensus on shared initiatives

Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.
We encourage you to break that mold and apply. No candidate is perfect; all have a lot to offer.
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.

Compliance
For our trading positions and certain engineering roles, the SIE and Series 57 licenses are required; Belvedere Trading will provide comprehensive study materials and allocate dedicated time during the onboarding process to ensure your success in obtaining these certifications.

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.

Any questions regarding the virtual recruiting process, please reach out to [email protected].

Work Schedule: Regular and reliable attendance during standard business hours with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion
Amount of Travel Required: None