Sr Quant Risk Development Associate

Quantitative Developer, Clearing

Are you a passionate C++ craftsman with a knack for quantitative finance? Join our Clearing department at CME Group, where you'll be instrumental in shaping the future of market risk management. We're seeking a visionary builder to develop and enhance the core libraries that power our cutting-edge portfolio analytics and pricing models for futures and options. If you thrive on tackling complex challenges and delivering high-impact solutions in a dynamic, collaborative environment, this is your opportunity to innovate and excel.

What You’ll Get

• A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture.
• Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.
• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

What You’ll Do

As a Quantitative Developer in Clearing, you’ll be at the forefront of financial innovation:

• Architect and develop robust C++ projects, building the foundational tools that drive our core libraries.
• Engineer sophisticated solutions for portfolio analytics, including risk model implementation and pricing models for futures and options.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to translate complex mathematical specifications into production-ready C++ code.
• Drive the development and support of new quantitative risk models within CME's C++ production risk library.
• Optimize and refine existing codebases, ensuring high performance and scalability in a demanding financial environment.

What You’ll Bring

• Exceptional proficiency in modern C++ (11/14/17/20) with a strong command of the Standard Template Library (STL) and demonstrable project experience.
• Expertise with CMake, including hands-on experience creating and maintaining build scripts for intricate C++ projects.
• Robust analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills, with a significant advantage for those possessing strong quantitative foundations.
• Solid understanding of software development best practices, including version control (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/delivery pipelines.
• Familiarity with financial market concepts and quantitative risk methodologies is a plus, demonstrating an interest in the domain.

CME Group: Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.

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