Senior Software Engineer (Java)

About the role

The Cboe FX and UST Data Engineering team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer. This role will design, develop, and deploy large-scale, fault tolerant data systems. We record every event on our 24x5 FX (Foreign Exchange) and UST (U.S. Treasuries) trading platforms. Billions of events are processed daily for books and records, reporting, analytics and market data products.

Responsibilities

• Build/test/maintain performant and highly reliable (24x5) software to record and process data on billions of data points daily.
• Drive architectural decisions/implementations for resilient, maintainable, and scalable software.
• Communicate with stakeholders to capture/refine requirements and iterate towards a final product.
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience, reduce costs, and improve performance.
• Support APIs and tools to query, summarize, and analyze big data.
• Automate monitoring and alerting of anomalous market conditions.
• Generate rich reports that deliver actionable business insights.
• Document relevant details in the team wiki.
• Leverage AI responsibly (Claude/Copilot) to optimize productivity and system reliability.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant work experience.
• Experience with: Java (at least 3 years job experience), PostgreSQL or similar relational database, Linux and scripting, Git or similar version control.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience using AI across the software development lifecycle.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability/willingness to interface with non-technical team members to convert an idea/concept into a robust solution.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science or a related discipline.

Skills

• Experience with Java.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational database.
• Experience with Linux and scripting.
• Experience with Git or similar version control.
• Experience with AI across the software development lifecycle.

Benefits and Perks

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days.
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $143,438-$185,625, with actual compensation determined by job-related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location. This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.

Schedule

This role follows a four day in office work model in our NYC office. The ideal candidate is expected to report to the office 4 times per week.