Belvedere Trading - Chicago, IL
posted 2 days ago
About the position
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. High-performance proprietary development is the source of our success and competitive advantage at Belvedere, further fueling our passion for performance. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry. We place a high premium on defining, developing, and deploying high-performance trading software using a team-based, holistic development approach. We look for passionate team members that excel and their contribution is critical to our continued success. Belvedere Trading is looking for a Front Developer with strong fundamental software development skills and the ability to create functional user interfaces that will optimize the user experience for our trading systems. The ideal candidate will have at least 5+ years of software development experience. You will get to work and collaborate with Belvedere traders and product owners to create the best user interfaces for our traders. You will have the opportunity to tackle difficult challenges including software scalability and the ability to condense information for practical consumption. Your initial responsibilities will include the development and improvement of our critical trading applications.
Responsibilities
- Work and collaborate with Belvedere traders and product owners to come up with optimal solutions and best user interfaces for our end users
- Design extensible trading applications
- Maintain, support and troubleshoot critical trading applications
- Automate testing
- Work with team members to ensure that our software meets requirements and is testable
- Apply industry knowledge and technical skills in new and innovative ways
- Encourage the use of best practices throughout the development process
- Participate in code review
Requirements
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Strong skillset in web development
- Experience with React and Redux
- Experience with C# (.NET) and/or Java
- Experience with WPF a bonus
- Applies and holds high-quality standard for code and design
- Ability to deliver projects that are scalable, high-quality, and easy to understand in a timely manner
- Shows ownership through entrepreneurial spirit
- Great written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive study materials and dedicated time during onboarding for obtaining SIE and Series 57 licenses
