Maven
C++ Developer - Options Market Making (CHI)
Chicago
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$15,693 more — $165,693 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,693 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Through advanced execution and pricing technologies, we improve how financial markets operate.
- The work you do will have a direct, regular and highly visible impact on the firm's success.
- You will be able to see the impact of your work immediately and will be in a unique position to have a direct impact on trading revenue.
Responsibilities
- At Maven our goal is to create an environment that empowers and motivates our employees to maximize their potential.
Requirements
- Experience with NoSQL and time-series databases
Skills
- Excellent C++ (11/14/17/20/23)
- Template programming
- Ultra low latency design
- Performance tuning and analysis
- Good numerical skills
- The ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively
- An efficient and diligent approach with a strong attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- An Interest in trading and finance
- Knowledge of financial markets & securities (particularly futures and options)
Compensation
- Salary Range: $150000 - $200000, plus a discretionary bonus.
Benefits
- at Maven include medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, employer paid short term and long term disability and life insurance, as well as paid parental leave.
- Maven also offers retirement plans with an employer match and an annual learning and development stipend for all employees.
- Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to optimize performance, reward our employees, and allow them time to pursue their passions.
Company info
- Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives.
This listing is sourced directly from Maven's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.