Senior Software Engineer, Web in London

Location Overview - London
The Cboe office in London is situated in The Monument Building, a modern space that spans two floors and features a spacious outdoor balcony. From the balcony, employees can enjoy stunning views of some of London's most iconic architectural landmarks, adding a unique touch to the work environment. The building is equipped with convenient amenities for office commuters, including bike storage and showers, making it easy for staff to freshen up after their commute. Its prime location in the heart of London's financial district ensures that employees have easy access to a variety of cafes, restaurants, and shops, creating an ideal balance of work and leisure. The location blends the vibrancy of central London with the business-centric atmosphere.

Role Overview
We build websites that handle millions of requests per day, presenting high-quality market data to our members and the investing public. We operate at the tip of the spear, maintaining the primary interface for command and control of Cboe Europe's three Equities venues, the APA Trade Reporting service and SI.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Design, implement, extend, and maintain web software functionality, often requiring advanced knowledge and experience. Create customer documentation. Act as project manager for a feature across multiple parties. Strong Python and Linux knowledge. Strong JavaScript (ExtJS, React, NextJS), HTML/CSS, and Django knowledge. Basic UI/UX design skills.
• Implement automated unit tests and rigorously test changes to systems and platform functionality prior to deployment and work to resolve identified systemic issues.
• Help with production operations. Ensure features are correctly implemented in certification and production environments.
• Provide input into team sprint planning and participate in periodic team meetings.
• Participate in peer code reviews.
• Participate in requirements gathering and analysis. Write documentation, technical specifications, and requirement materials for our data and applications.
• Participate in internal and industry-wide weekend testing as needed. Ability to support production systems and applications of the exchange outside of normal work hours to ensure performance and high availability.
• Mentor other software engineers. SME (Subject Matter Expert) for one or more systems/technology.
• Prioritize and manage time effectively across projects in a deadline-driven environment; deliver quality solutions on schedule and within budget.
• Excellent communication skills. Regular communication with management, key stakeholders, and technical colleagues. Be a positive representation of software engineering internally and externally.
• Cboe Europe operates in a flexible and hybrid work environment, with our teams working regularly from our offices in London and Amsterdam.
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

The ideal candidate has:

• B.Sc Computer Science (preferred), B.Sc Computer/Software Engineering, or demonstrable equivalent knowledge.
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing high-performance, data-driven websites.
• Experience with MVC web frameworks (Django preferred).
• Experience with JavaScript.
• Experience with Python or experience in another language with a strong desire to learn Python.
• Familiarity with modern web standards, including HTML5 and CSS3.
• Experience with Linux or UNIX-like systems.
• Experience with Apache, PostgreSQL, or ReactJS is a plus.
• Experience with Python unit testing and full-stack web testing is a plus.

Benefits and Perks of working for Cboe Global Markets
We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer Education Assistance. We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We're an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.