Manager, Software Engineering: Java
The Options Clearing Corporation | |
parental leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), remote work
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United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
125 South Franklin Street (Show on map) | |
Nov 03, 2026 | |
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Duties: Manage a diversely skilled team of talented engineers working on building foundational components required by the Ovation Risk Platform, all while enriching and advancing the platform providing sound technical decisions around design, architecture and development. Provide senior-level engineering people management, including conducting structured performance reviews, administering compensation decisions such as merit increases and equity adjustments, managing involuntary separations, and leading cross-functional teams at scale. Collaborate with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems. Analyze, document, refine, and maintain architectures that are developed within the team. Create strategies and transition plans to deliver target state architectures. Design and operate large-scale, fault-tolerant event streaming architectures using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink for real-time data ingestion, transformation, and processing. Act as technical product owner in flushing out detailed business, architectural and design requirements. Integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities into enterprise-grade systems, combined with advanced PostgreSQL database design, query optimization, and schema management. Lead development of solution and solution architecture on Ovation Risk Platform. Review architecture proposals with tech leads in the firm as well as senior business partners. Utilize domain knowledge of options exchange operations, trade lifecycle, and clearing workflows. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted. OCC offers a standard benefits package. *This position qualifies for The Options Clearing Corporation's Employee Referral Program.* Education & Experience Required: Master's degree in computer science, IT, business administration, or related and three (3) years of experience as a senior software engineer, manager application engineer, or related Special Skills Required: Must have work experience with each of the following: 1) Designing and operating large-scale, fault-tolerant event streaming architectures using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink for real-time data ingestion, transformation, and processing; 2) Integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities into enterprise-grade systems, combined with advanced PostgreSQL database design, query optimization, and schema management; 3) Domain knowledge of options exchange operations, trade lifecycle, and clearing workflows; and 4) Senior-level engineering people management, including conducting structured performance reviews, administering compensation decisions such as merit increases and equity adjustments, managing involuntary separations, and leading cross-functional teams at scale. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted. Salary $185,000-$222,800 Apply: OCC offers a standard benefits package. See a full list of benefits here: https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together. Apply online at www.theocc.com. No calls. EOE. About Us The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 23 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com. Benefits A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information. Compensation
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 For more information about OCC, please click here. OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer | |
parental leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), remote work
Nov 03, 2026