Trading Systems Engineer - Options Market Making
No salary listed
Mid
Chicago, IL, USA
In Person
DevOps & InfrastructureSite Reliability Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- Interest in performance tuning and optimization.
- Proficiency with Python.
- Previous experience in a continuous integration and continuous delivery environment and with third-party tools such as Ansible, Octopus, TeamCity, Volt, and Jira.
- Linux systems administration experience.
- Experience using artificial intelligence-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows.
Responsibilities
- Improve the performance and stability of Maven’s trading platforms.
- Monitor, tune, and prevent incidents across trading systems, and resolve incidents when they occur.
- Manage future releases and ensure they have a positive impact on trading.
- Implement tools to further automate trading-system processes.
- Ensure the performance and availability of trading systems.
About the company
Maven Securities trades and provides market liquidity across global financial markets using its own capital. It combines fundamental and quantitative methods to find trading opportunities and to execute trades efficiently from front office to settlements. The firm differentiates itself by using exclusively proprietary capital, strong risk controls, and a focus on technology to improve execution. Its goal is to earn sustainable profits while keeping markets liquid for institutional clients and other traders.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2011
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Maven posted 44 open roles on September 3, 2026, signaling active expansion.
- Its Chicago options market-making hiring includes 2027 graduate programs and CBOE SPX pit coverage.
- Emerging-talent programs span London, Amsterdam, and Chicago, widening a steady recruiting funnel.
What critics are saying
- Options market making depends on spread capture; 2026 volume compression cuts revenue fast.
- Chicago growth demands visas, relocation, and training; failed hiring leaves desks underpowered by 2027.
- Any FCA, CFTC, or exchange misconduct probe would freeze market-making access and hiring.
- A major risk-control failure or rogue-trading loss can wipe out proprietary capital and shut Maven.
What makes Maven Securities unique
- Maven trades only proprietary capital, aligning risk, speed, and tooling without client constraints.
- It runs discretionary, systematic, and options market-making desks across London, Chicago, and Amsterdam.
- Technology teams build low-latency pricing and data systems directly with traders.
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Benefits
- 401K Scheme
- 25 Days Annual Leave plus public holidays
- Healthcare, Dental & Vision
- Employee Volunteering Opportunities
- Annual Discretionary Bonus