Software Engineer, Backend
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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $133,799–$216,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $175k for comparable roles.
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. is a leading global provider of financial exchange operator services, clearinghouse, and investment solutions.
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The Software Engineer, Backend (Clearing) joins the CCUS Software Engineering team to build and run services that clear trades for event contracts and prediction markets. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable microservices, optimizing PostgreSQL schemas, and building services for trade processing, margin, and settlement. You will own features from design through production support, ensuring data integrity and consistency across integrated systems. The technical stack includes Java, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Kafka, and Linux. Candidates should possess skills in object-oriented and functional programming, SQL, and distributed systems. The work involves solving complex problems in a regulated clearinghouse environment, specifically building infrastructure for tokenized collateral and 24x7 operations to transition traditional finance onto DeFi rails while maintaining high trust and observability.
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