Belvedere Trading

Software Engineer

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New York NY USA

Hybrid

140K-155K Annually

Junior

Fintech • Information Technology • Other • Software • Financial Services • Quantitative Trading

At Belvedere we cultivate the best of trading by creating cutting-edge technology and forging unique paths in culture.

The Role

This role involves designing and building high-performance trading systems collaborating with traders and supporting application performance while ensuring code quality and reliability.

Summary Generated by Built In

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm with offices in Chicago New York Boulder and Singapore. 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. We operate best within a team environment where we challenge each other to deliver value consistently and share in the success of the company.

Riverside Capital Markets (RCM) is a joint venture between our five founding partners and Belvedere Trading. Our teams specialize in Market Making and Quantitative Trading in Equity & ETF Options ETFs Futures and Futures Options. We have teams based in New York Chicago and remote locations that utilize both internal and external software solutions for trading. We look for savvy individuals and teams who are looking to help build great businesses in the trading landscape.

Our team is seeking a Software Engineer to help design build and support high‑performance trading systems. This role is ideal for engineers early in their careers who want meaningful ownership exposure to complex technical problems and the opportunity to work closely with quantitative traders and experienced engineers in a fast‑paced environment.

You will contribute across the full software development lifecycle while developing systems that are reliable performant and aligned with business objectives. We’re looking for engineers who are intellectually curious and motivated to continually evolve and develop.

What You'll Do

Design develop and enhance scalable extensible applications that support real‑time trading across multiple asset classes

Implement test deploy and maintain performance‑critical systems with a focus on reliability and correctness

Troubleshoot and support production applications in time‑sensitive environments

Collaborate with engineers quantitative researchers and project stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Write clean maintainable and well‑tested code that meets high quality standards

Analyze and solve complex technical problems balancing performance readability and extensibility

Participate in code reviews and apply best practices in software design and development

Continuously learn about trading systems markets and new technologies through hands‑on work and team knowledge sharing

What You'll Need

1–3 years of professional software development experience (or equivalent internships co‑ops or applied project work)

Experience across multiple phases of the software development lifecycle including design implementation testing and support

Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals such as data structures algorithms and object‑oriented design

Experience building performant reliable or highly available systems (academic professional or personal projects)

Ability to reason about trade‑offs and choose appropriate tools or approaches for a given problem

A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the systems you help build

Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment

Intellectual curiosity and a desire to continuously learn and improve

Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.

We encourage you to break that mold and apply. No candidate is perfect; all have a lot to offer. We welcome your application.

Core Values

The secret to our award-winning culture is our Core Values: Team Belvedere Me In Team Own It Iterative Innovation and Passionate Discourse. We live and breathe these values every day.

Our Stance

Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race color religion sex national origin disability age military and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect dignity and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics values experiences and backgrounds.

Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls please.

Any questions regarding the virtual recruiting process please reach out to [email protected].

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The Company

HQ: Chicago IL

265 Employees

Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

In March of 2002 Belvedere Trading emerged as Chicago’s newest market maker soon to join the ranks of the Windy City’s elite proprietary trading firms. Armed with printouts of Excel workbooks and a team of eager minds Belvedere established their place in the SPX pit on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. From the beginning we have iteratively invested in our proprietary technology and made a commitment to building our software systems from the ground up. Due to our ultramodern proprietary technology and risk management capabilities Belvedere is able to quickly capitalize on inefficiencies in the marketplace. Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered optimized and maintained to stay on top of the industry. Building and nurturing a strong culture is one of Belvedere’s highest priorities and we are always looking for the best and brightest talent to help us in our continued success.

Why Work With Us

At Belvedere our differences are what allow us to compete and succeed at the highest level. Our Culture Committee and Women’s Initiative elevate the voices of our teammates to further promote an inclusive workplace. It is our priority to foster a sense of community and belonging for each team member while supporting individual development.