Senior Risk Software Engineer

About the role

FalconX is a Financial Services company seeking a Senior Risk Software Engineer in Bengaluru, India (on-site, full-time). The role architects and builds next-generation risk solutions for FalconX and its clients, evolving risk technology to be best-in-class. Day-to-day work includes developing and maintaining proprietary risk management tools, infrastructure, and data, while coaching teammates and collaborating with the risk team to improve the risk management stack.

What you’ll do

• Architect and build next-generation risk solutions for FalconX and its clients.
• Evolve FalconX’s risk technology to be best-in-class with the right balance of speed, accuracy, and reliability.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance proprietary risk management tools, infrastructure, risk data, and processes.
• Architect and build scalable, robust, performant risk solutions for institutional customers and internal teams.
• Work closely with multiple members of the risk team to develop, maintain, and improve the risk management stack.
• Coach and mentor teammates on supporting and maintaining risk solutions.

What you’ll bring

• Degree in Computer Science, EE, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent fields.
• At least 4 years of professional experience in a quant risk role.
• Experience in risk management in a trading environment (hedge fund or bank).
• Knowledge of a range of financial products and experience with a variety of derivatives asset classes.
• Extensive experience with software engineering, object-oriented coding design, and complex, distributed architectures.
• Comfortable working with Linux/AWS environments and Python programming.
• Proactive with a strong sense of ownership and excellent communication skills.

Skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science, EE, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent fields.