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Trading Engineer - Execution

Chicago, IL, US💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-05-29 → 2026-09-06

Core

Own and optimize critical execution systems in the live trading path, balancing real-time operational support with project-based engineering improvements.

Role type

Senior IC Trading Systems Engineer (Execution)

Builds

Low-latency execution infrastructure, monitoring tools, and automation for system orchestration

Domain

Financial markets / High-frequency trading / Systems engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux administration, network fundamentals (routing, TCP/UDP, kernel bypass), Python, Bash, root cause analysis, system monitoring, incident response

Preferred skills

MySQL, MongoDB, NoSQL

Technologies

Linux, Python, Bash, TCP/UDP, routing protocols

Responsibilities

Provide real-time coverage for critical execution systems, diagnose and resolve novel production incidents, build automation tools for operational efficiency, monitor system performance proactively, partner on system architecture refinement, optimize core market connectivity

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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