At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a talented team to build innovative trading solutions and tackle complex challenges.
- Company: Cboe Europe, a leading market infrastructure provider with a focus on collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, private medical insurance, generous holiday, and wellness perks.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the financial world while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Solid Python knowledge and a passion for writing maintainable code.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
Building trusted markets – powered by our people. At Cboe Europe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. We’re building inclusive ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader.
Cboe Europe is seeking a Python Software Engineer. As part of a small, talented development team, you will help build and expand the data pipeline and event streaming functionality of the largest equities exchange in Europe, as well as our trade reporting facility and other platforms. We are firm believers in the value of testable, maintainable code, pair programming and software craftsmanship; as we expand and grow our product suite, we need an engineer with a strong capacity and appetite for solving complex business problems through scalable software solutions.
In this role you’ll be responsible for:
- Working closely with our business development and sales teams to develop innovative new products and features for our exchanges.
- Designing and building highly reliable, highly testable Python systems to support Cboe Europe’s trading operations.
- Contributing to complex projects including analyzing requirements and implementing new features.
- Collaborating closely with other developers in Europe and the United States.
- Participating in various R&D projects to identify and implement promising new technologies.
- Debugging complicated engineering and operational problems.
- Providing operational support for Cboe Europe’s trading systems by participating in a production support rota, responding to incidents in line with Cboe’s Incident Management and Response processes, and contributing to post-mortem analyses and follow-up actions.
Requirements:
- Solid Python knowledge.
- A commitment to writing testable, maintainable code.
- Knowledge of SQL and an ability to compose complex queries.
- Basic Linux knowledge.
- Solid knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
- Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
- Highly preferred: Experience with TDD, BDD or other testing methodologies.
- Preferred: Familiarity with PostgreSQL and Snowflake.
- Preferred: Familiarity with Web Frameworks such as Django, Flask or FastAPI.
- Preferred: Familiarity with event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka.
- Preferred: Familiarity with data pipeline platforms such as Apache Airflow.
- Preferred: Familiarity with Java.
Benefits and Perks:
- Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement.
- Comprehensive private medical insurance for employees and their families which includes dental cover.
- Cboe pays for employee access to a private GP service to make it easy and convenient for you to see a doctor.
- Life and long term illness insurance for stability and peace of mind.
- EAP - This service intends to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and well-being.
- Enhanced paid parental and adoption leave to support parents.
- Cboe offers pensions contribution up to 7% of base salary.
- ClassPass Corporate Membership which provides access to on-demand classes, livestream classes, in-person classes and wellness sessions across different fitness genres.
- 25 days holiday per year for full time employees, increasing with length of service at a rate of one extra day per completed years’ service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Employee referral bonus program.
- Complimentary lunch, snacks and drinks in any Cboe office.
- Paid tuition assistance and education opportunities.
- Generous charitable giving company match.
- Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities.
We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people. Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our associates' differences, including race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age and disability.
Python Software Engineer in London employer: Cboe Exchange
Cboe Global Markets is an exceptional employer that prioritises the professional and personal development of its employees, fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture. With a commitment to internal mobility and a four-day in-office work model, employees are empowered to share ideas and pursue growth opportunities while contributing to the security of global financial markets. Located in vibrant London, the company offers a supportive environment where individuals can thrive and make a meaningful impact in the field of information security.
