C++ Developer - Options Market Making - Data Technology

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies.
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Mid-Level Software Engineer
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Description For C++ Developer - Options Market Making - Data Technology

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for global listed derivatives. We leverage cutting edge execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate.

Working on our trading floor, you will work alongside traders and other developers to help us expand our analytical capabilities, enabling data-driven optimization of our trading systems and strategies. In this role, the work you will do will have a direct, regular, and highly visible impact on the firm's success.

The skills you will have:

  • Excellent C++
  • Template programming
  • Ultra low latency design
  • Performance tuning and analysis
  • Good numerical skills
  • The ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively
  • An efficient and diligent approach with a strong attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • An Interest in trading and finance

Things we would like to see but are not essential:

  • Knowledge of financial markets & securities (particularly futures and options)
  • Experience in other programming languages: Python, JavaScript
  • Experience with OLAP databases
  • Familiarity with tools such as Spark, Pandas, Polars, and/or SQL
  • Knowledge of multiple derivative exchange platforms
  • Network communication protocols UDP and TCP
  • Network acceleration using proprietary drivers and kernel bypass
  • Understanding of and optimization for modern Intel architecture

We pride ourselves on being able to rapidly deliver well-engineered software into production. You will be able to see the impact of your work immediately and will be in a unique position to have a direct impact on trading revenue. We make extensive use of automated testing and peer code review to ensure quality and maintainability while keeping time-to-market short.

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Responsibilities For C++ Developer - Options Market Making - Data Technology

  • Expand analytical capabilities
  • Enable data-driven optimization of trading systems and strategies
  • Develop software for production
  • Perform automated testing and peer code review

Requirements For C++ Developer - Options Market Making - Data Technology

Python
JavaScript
  • Excellent C++ skills
  • Template programming experience
  • Ultra low latency design knowledge
  • Performance tuning and analysis skills
  • Good numerical skills
  • Problem-solving ability
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Interest in trading and finance

Benefits For C++ Developer - Options Market Making - Data Technology

  • Competitive compensation
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • 25 days' annual leave
  • Informal dress code

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