Software Engineer, Backend (Clearing)
Cboe Global Markets1 day ago
Base Salary
$108k - $139k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java microservices.
- Optimize PostgreSQL schemas and queries.
- Build services supporting clearing workflows such as trade processing, margin, and settlement.
- Ensure data integrity, consistency, and reconciliation across integrated systems.
- Operate production services, including metrics, logs, traces, alerting, and on-call support.
- Help define service-level objectives and contribute to architecture decision records and design documents.
- Support delivery across design, implementation, testing, production support, and documentation.
- Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve code quality and productivity.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of backend development experience.
- At least 3 years of professional Java experience.
- Experience building and operating distributed, service-based systems in production.
- Experience owning services through production operation and support.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented and functional programming, software engineering principles, design patterns, data modeling, and SQL.
- A record of delivering shipped software and adapting based on evidence.
- Ability to collaborate with non-technical partners and turn concepts into working solutions.
- Preferred experience with Kubernetes, Nomad, or similar container orchestrators; Kafka or equivalent event streaming; capital-markets clearing or post-trade systems; Linux; version control; and AI-assisted development tooling.
- Nice-to-have experience with Python, Clojure, Scala, Kotlin, the FIX messaging protocol, and distributed tracing or observability tooling.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Four days per week in the office at Cboe's Chicago headquarters.
- Access to restaurants, a fitness center, collaborative workspaces, and convenient public transportation near the office.
- Potential eligibility for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, long-term equity programs.
- Cboe describes opportunities for professional development, internal mobility, networking, and manager coaching.
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About Cboe Global Markets
Cboe Global Markets operates exchanges and market infrastructure for options, equities, futures, FX, ETPs, and digital assets used by brokers, banks, and institutional and retail investors. Its revenue comes from transaction and listing fees, market data and index licensing (including VIX and SPX), and related services. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Chicago, it runs Cboe Options and Cboe Futures exchanges as well as European trading venues.