Design, build, and maintain options valuation and risk management systems. Collaborate with traders, risk managers, and quants to gather requirements, implement high-performance pricing and risk code, troubleshoot production issues, document models and tests, and continuously improve accuracy, performance, and scalability.
We are seeking a motivated, self-directed, and technically outstanding developers with a strong quantitative background to join our team of Software Engineers responsible for building systems that support our options trading, valuation, and risk management infrastructure. With the ever-changing demands of markets and financial technology worldwide, these systems are in a constant state of improvement and expansion.
What You’ll Do
- Engage in full cycle development of custom-built options valuation and risk management systems
- Communicate with traders, risk managers, and quantitative analysts to identify issues and develop improvements to pricing and risk systems
- Gather requirements, design solutions, iterate on implementations with peers and business advisors, participate in code reviews, and deliver products in a timely manner
- Troubleshoot and solve complex problems escalated by trading and support staff
- Provide insights on and help prioritize tasks to optimize, modernize, and improve the accuracy, performance, and scalability of our systems
- Document mathematical specifications, model assumptions, software requirements, and test cases
- Keep abreast of emerging developments in derivatives pricing theory, numerical methods, and financial technology
What We’re Looking For
- Strong foundation in advanced mathematics and statistics, including probability theory, stochastic calculus, numerical methods, and linear algebra
- Experience with data analytic tools such as SQL, Pandas, Jupyter, or similar, with an emphasis on financial time-series and market data
- Experience with Windows, Linux, Python, .Net, WPF
- Familiarity with options pricing models, risk metrics (Greeks, scenario analysis, volatility surfaces), market microstructure, and options trading workflows is a strong plus
- Be organized, self-directed, and dependable; able to manage your own workload and provide reasonable estimates for completion
- Have superb analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in translating mathematical models into robust, high-performance code
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to convey quantitative concepts and design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Why Join Us
Our flat organizational structure promotes teamwork across the Firm and offers easy access to senior staff. While we work exceptionally well as a team in the office, our bonds are further strengthened through company events, activities and giving back. Volleyball, soccer, hockey, 5K runs, picnic, parties, and trivia nights provide friendly competition and build better relationships. By getting out of our usual environment and doing out-of-the-ordinary things together, we foster creativity and broaden our imaginations to accomplish new challenges.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive salary & bonus opportunity
- Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits for single coverage
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Plans: 401K and Roth 401K
- Profit sharing plan
- Long- and short-term disability
Additional Perks:
- Free breakfast and lunch from our in-house kitchen with rotating menus (including snacks!)
- On-site gym with a subsidized membership
- Frequent company outings
- Opportunity to give back to organizations that help individuals in need in the Chicagoland area
Professional Development:
- In-house education team – classes and resources are offered for continuous learning opportunities
- Mentorship Program through your first six months of employment
The base compensation range for this role is approximately $80,000-$120,000 contingent on experience. Wolverine's total compensation model includes base salary and an annual discretionary bonus.
About
Wolverine is a diversified financial institution specializing in proprietary trading, asset management, order execution services, and technology solutions. We are recognized as a market leader in derivatives valuation, trading, and value-added order execution across global equity, options, and futures markets. Our focus on innovation, achievement, and integrity serves the interests of our clients and colleagues. Wolverine is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York and London.
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