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C++ Software Developer – Low-Latency Trading Systems

Chicago, IL, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-01-19 → 2026-09-27

Core

Design, build, and maintain low-latency C++ systems for real-time trading strategy execution in a proprietary trading firm.

Role type

Senior IC C++ software engineer (low-latency trading systems)

Builds

High-performance trading infrastructure for real-time options-on-futures execution

Domain

Financial technology / Low-latency trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Modern C++ (C++17+), Computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency), System-level programming, Linux, Performance optimization, Debugging and profiling, End-to-end project ownership

Preferred skills

Experience in electronic markets, Collaboration with traders and quants

Technologies

C++17, Linux

Responsibilities

Design and maintain low-latency C++ systems for strategy execution, Optimize performance across networking, OS, and code layers, Contribute to system architecture and deployment pipelines, Debug systems under time-critical conditions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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