DV Trading LLC · 8 hours ago
Senior Risk Developer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years expDV Trading LLC is a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, specializing in providing liquidity to financial markets. They are seeking an experienced full-stack developer to design, build, and maintain their in-house risk engine, which is critical for real-time risk calculation and monitoring.
PaymentsTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain high-impact real-time risk systems used daily by risk, traders, and executives, including:
+ 24/5 live PnL tracking
+ VaR and other exposure calculations
+ Web-based risk dashboards
+ Interactive and user-friendly analytical tools
+ Efficient and robust alerting system
Collaborate with the rest of the risk team to understand requirements, implement risk models, and ensure performance and scalability of the risk systems
Build responsive and intuitive front-end interfaces for visualizing and interacting with risk metrics
Optimize system performance and reliability, ensuring low-latency and high-availability under real-time trading conditions
Support and enhance applications that leverage large language model (LLM) APIs for automation, analysis, and workflow improvements
Write clean, well-documented, and tested code
Participate in code reviews and lead design discussions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience as a full-stack developer in the financial industry, preferably within proprietary trading
Strong proficiency in Python, especially for data processing, backend logic, and model integration
Experience with at least one modern JavaScript framework (React, Angular, or Vue)
Familiarity with real-time data visualization
Proficiency in SQL for querying large datasets, as well as a solid understanding of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL stores (e.g. Redis)
Solid understanding of data structures, APIs, and real-time data processing
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Familiarity with LLMs and experience using APIs for practical applications
Experience working with quants or implementing quantitative models
Benefits
Discretionary bonus eligibility
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance
Flexible vacation policy
Retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave
Wellness Programs
Company
DV Trading LLC
Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 350+ people operating throughout North America and in Europe.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jared Vegosen
Co-Founder
Recent News
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