Senior Software Engineer (Risk) - PR/589564_1782316359
Senior Software Engineer (Risk)
A leading proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Unified Platform team, focused on building and supporting real-time risk systems. This team currently supports more than 30 trading desks, with continued growth driving the need for an additional experienced engineer.
What You Will Do:
- Partner closely with Quantitative Research teams and key stakeholders to design and implement complex financial and mathematical models
- Build robust, scalable, and low-latency analytics systems supporting real-time risk and trading workflows
- Develop tools for risk management, pricing, and portfolio analytics used across multiple trading desks
- Collaborate cross-functionally with trading, technology, and business teams
- Contribute to system architecture, performance optimization, and production stability
Qualifications:
- Strong experience in Pricing, Risk Management, and Portfolio Analytics
- Background in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience working in a trading or quantitative finance environment
- Proficient in Object Oriented Programming
- 5-15+ years of experience in a relevant engineering role
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work directly with quants and traders
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