Lead Software Engineer
Cboe Global Markets2 months ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the Clearisq codebase technically within CCEU Software Engineering.
- Define and maintain the target architecture across quantitative models, data pipelines and analytics, and platform services and integrations.
- Drive architectural decision records and alignment with CCEU architecture governance.
- Set engineering standards for correctness, performance, testing, observability, availability, determinism, and auditability.
- Own the technical approach to numerical correctness, reproducibility, and explainability of calculations.
- Manage technical debt, lifecycle concerns, and vendor-originated legacy code.
- Use and promote AI-assisted engineering for code comprehension, development, refactoring, test generation, log analysis, performance investigation, and incident learning.
- Establish guardrails for safe, secure, and correct use of AI-generated output.
- Collaborate with the Quant Engineer to translate risk methodology into robust software and maintain separation between model logic and platform mechanics.
- Serve as the technical interface between Software Engineering, Risk, Quant, Operations, and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Strong experience designing and owning complex backend systems in Java, with Python exposure strongly preferred.
- Proven experience with data-heavy, computation-intensive platforms.
- Solid understanding of software architecture, testing strategies, and system observability.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools in the daily engineering workflow and critically evaluating AI-generated output.
- Strong foundation in data structures, numerical computing, and analytical problem-solving.
- Ability to reason about quantitative models and experience collaborating with quants or risk model developers are highly desirable.
- Experience in regulated or high-risk environments is a strong advantage.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, technical leadership ability, constructive challenge, pragmatism, accountability, and strong ownership.
Benefits
- Four days per week in the office in Amsterdam, with a flexible and hybrid work environment.
- Fitness corporate membership, employee assistance program, eye care, pension, income protection, accident insurance, and business travel insurance.
- Associate referral program, Perks at Work, employee stock purchase plan, commuting allowance, LinkedIn Learning courses, service awards, subsidized lunch, and corporate events.
- Education assistance, annual leave, enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, compassionate, community service, and school-visit leave, plus a working-abroad-days allowance.
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.