Senior Developer

Posted

OptimalChicago, Illinois, United StatesHybridfull_timesenior

$175,000 – $225,000 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Contribute directly to our multi-technology codebase across the trading platform, building features end to end.
  • Write tested, documented, modular code and take responsibility for features once in production.
  • Participate in support rotation starting at 7:30 am Eastern.
  • Work directly with clients, PMMs, exchanges, and brokers to answer technical questions and verify specifications.
  • Fluently use AI-assisted development tools, like Claude Code, and help set standards for the team in this area.

Soft Skills

Financial Domain ExpertiseTrading Domain ExpertiseLatency Sensitive SystemsWritten CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsUs OptionsWholesale TradingExecution/Routing

Culture

Cross-Functional CollaborationStartup EnergyImpact-Oriented

Requirements

Regions: Us

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About Optimal
Industry: fintech
Size: startup

Optimal Market Technologies is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer specializing in wholesale options and execution solutions, with an innovative platform designed for dynamic market participants. As a fintech startup, Optimal is disrupting the US Options Wholesale landscape by introducing a Competition for Order Flow model.

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Compensation
Base salary: $175,000 – $225,000 USD
Bonus: discretionary bonus