Junior Options Software Developer (OPRA & Low-Latency Systems)

About us:

We’re building an AI-native investing platform that transforms institutional-grade market data into intelligent products for everyday investors.

Our mission is to help investors better understand global financial markets through data, research, and AI. Rather than simply displaying charts or dashboards, we build products that explain what markets are doing, why they’re moving, and what options markets may be pricing in.

Behind these products is a high-performance options data platform that processes institutional-grade OPRA market data in real time. We’re looking for a curious and ambitious software developer who enjoys building the infrastructure behind next-generation options intelligence products used by investors around the world.

What you will do:

• Build software that processes and analyzes institutional-grade OPRA options market data in real time
• Develop infrastructure for options chains, Greeks, implied volatility, volatility surfaces, and other options analytics
• Build backend services and APIs that power AI-driven options intelligence and investor-facing products
• Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers to transform research into production-ready software
• Design scalable systems capable of processing millions of real-time options quotes accurately and reliably
• Build monitoring and validation tools to ensure the quality and integrity of market data and analytics
• Optimize production systems for performance, scalability, and reliability

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Financial Engineering, or another quantitative discipline
• 1–3 years of software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in C++ for performance-critical applications
• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience building backend systems and working with concurrent or multithreaded applications
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and UDP multicast
• Strong debugging, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Curious, self-driven, and excited about building real-time systems for financial markets

Nice to have:

• Experience working with options markets or derivatives
• Familiarity with OPRA or institutional options market data
• Understanding of options pricing, Greeks, implied volatility, volatility surfaces, or market microstructure
• Experience working with OPRA, ITCH, OUCH, FIX, or other exchange market data and order entry protocols
• Experience with PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis, Kafka, Docker, or Kubernetes
• Experience building financial products, trading systems, or market data platforms

What you will build:

You’ll help build a next-generation options intelligence platform that transforms institutional-grade market data into actionable, understandable insights for individual investors. Your software will power real-time options analytics, AI-driven market intelligence, and products used by investors around the world.