Sr Software Engineer, Build and Release Management

Job Description:

Building trusted markets - powered by our people


At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.


We're building meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we've earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to "go for it" and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.


To support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model.

Location Overview


Cboe Global Markets operates a key office in the Overland Park Xchange (OPx), located in Overland Park, Kansas, a bustling suburb of Kansas City. The OPx business park is strategically positioned to provide convenient access to the Kansas City metropolitan area, offering modern infrastructure and a collaborative environment ideal for the financial services and technology industries. This location benefits from proximity to major highways, making it easily accessible for employees


The OPx site provides a balance of high-quality office space, advanced facilities, and an environment conducive to productivity and growth.


Role Overview


We're looking for an engineer who thinks in systems, leads with vision, and sees AI as a force multiplier for everything we build and ship. As part of our Build and Release Management team, you'll own the future of how Cboe tests and delivers software - defining where our engineering practice is headed, architecting a next-generation CI/CD pipeline, and embedding AI across the DevOps lifecycle.


At the heart of this role is Cboe Titanium (Cboe Ti), our high-performance, globally consistent and locally optimized exchange platform designed to support Cboe's trading operations across options, futures, and equities markets worldwide. You'll be a key driver in shaping how Cboe Ti is built, tested, and released and ensure the platform continues to meet the exacting demands of global markets with speed, precision, and reliability.

This is a hands-on and highly technical role focusing on managing the software build process, providing oversight for build/test environments, developing and supporting testing tools and status dashboards, influencing and shaping our continuous integration process, and ensuring our weekly release process is successful. You'll set the standard for what great looks like at a company where reliability is measured in microseconds and releases happen every week.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Define and drive the vision for Cboe's build and release engineering practice - from pipeline architecture to tooling strategy to long-term roadmap
• Lead AI adoption across the DevOps lifecycle - deploying intelligent automation for changelog generation, incident summarization, deployment workflows, and infrastructure-as-code generation. Not just using AI tools, but building with them
• Architect, evolve, and own a high-performance CI/CD pipeline that supports weekly production releases to mission-critical financial systems
• Champion an automation-first culture - if a human is doing it repeatedly, build something smarter
• Oversee build, test, and release environments end-to-end, with a relentless focus on reliability, observability, and rapid recovery
• Develop and maintain testing tools, dashboards, and status reporting that give engineers the visibility they need to move fast with confidence
• Collaborate across engineering teams to influence software design for testability, deployability, and operational excellence, serving as a trusted advisor and thought leader who actively extends best practices to other groups, technologies, and applications across the enterprise
• Stay ahead of the curve - continuously evaluate and introduce emerging technologies that keep Cboe's engineering practice at the leading edge

The Ideal Candidate Has:

Vision and Leadership:

• A strategic, forward-thinking mindset - you don't just solve today's problems, you design systems that scale
• Strong analytical skills and an exacting attention to detail
• The ability to build consensus, communicate clearly, and lead change across cross-functional teams

AI and Automation (Critical Differentiator)

• Hands-on experience deploying AI to automate real DevOps workflows - think intelligent release pipelines, AI-assisted code review, automated incident triage, and beyond
• Practical experience with tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or similar
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks - LangChain, AutoGen, or equivalents and applied to build orchestration or infrastructure challenges
• A builder's instinct: you see where AI can remove friction and you act on it

Core Engineering Skills

• Advanced Linux expertise: system administration, hardware/software environments, shell scripting
• Extensive Python development or scripting experience
• Network administration, configuration management, and technical troubleshooting
• Deep experience with Git-based version control and branching strategies
• Strong CI/CD tooling experience, including Jenkins
• Containerization and virtualization: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS

Supporting Technical Skills

• Build tools: Maven, CMake
• Package managers: uv, npm
• Databases: PostgreSQL (preferred), MySQL or Oracle; working SQL proficiency required
• Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field - or equivalent experience

You'll really stand out with:

• Experience in financial markets with working knowledge of order entry or market data protocols
• A track record of taking a build practice from reactive to proactive and making it stick

Benefits and Perks of working for Cboe Global Markets


We value the total wellbeing of our people - including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days

• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services

• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire

• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation

• Employee referral bonus program

• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities

Some of our associates' favorite benefits and perks include:

• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office

• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities

• Generous charitable giving company match

• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits

• On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers

More About Cboe Global Markets


We're reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people. Our journey is an inclusive one. We're investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed.


We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We're an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.


Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.


Equal Employment Opportunity


We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status. We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected.


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This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only)
At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market-informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $110,500-$143,000, with actual compensation determined by job-related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location.

This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.


Additional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here: Total Rewards at CBOE.

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.