Developer - Chicago (AP-JSE-111014)

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OptionsCity® is a software company specialized in building the next generation of electronic trading solutions for professional options traders and market makers. OptionsCity™ is committed to building a company where highly talented, challenge-hungry people thrive.
We are currently looking for a developer. The candidate will not be expected to have familiarity with the financial industry, but must be willing to work in a team environment that will expand his/her knowledge in this area. We want people that are yearning to work on cutting edge software and who are highly interested in learning how to make Java programs really fast. We understand that this is a junior position, and you may not have the experience of writing highly concurrent multi-threaded applications, but we want you to have some basic understanding of how threads leverage system resources to interact with each other (think locks, semaphores). You will be working mainly on the server side of our application, but should expect to learn other parts as well. This is an exciting opportunity and will open the door to lots of growth potential within this high growth venture. Here are some of the reasons why someone would want to work for us:

• Entrepreneurial culture (no politics, friendly)
• Fast-paced environment where serious effort will result in serious reward
• Growing company with lots of growth potential
• State-of-the-art product with a huge market need
• Great benefits: Equity incentives, health and dental plan, 401K plan, tuition reimbursement, paid lunch, beverages provided by the company...

The skills we look for in candidates:

• The candidate should have at least a 4 year degree in computer science/engineering.
• The candidate ideally should be familiar with Java SE and have some experience working on medium to large scale software projects.
• The candidate should be comfortable working in various OS environments including Microsoft Windows and Linux.
• The candidate should have a clear understanding of programming multi-threaded applications and various ways of accessing shared data using synchronization primitives.
• The candidate should have an interest and willingness to learn about the financial industry, more specifically options.
• No sponsorship available at this time (US citizens or permanent residents only)

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Downtown Chicago
Pay Rate: Competitive salary + bonus + equity incentives

OptionsCity Software, Inc.