CareerPlanSign in

Trading Engineer - Execution

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-06-26 → 2026-09-26

Core

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

Role type

Senior IC Trading Systems Engineer (Execution)

Builds

High-performance execution infrastructure, monitoring tools, and automation for market connectivity

Domain

Financial markets / Low-latency trading infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux administration, network configuration, Python, Bash, troubleshooting under pressure, root cause analysis, system monitoring, automation scripting

Preferred skills

MySQL, MongoDB, NoSQL technologies

Technologies

Linux, Python, Bash, TCP/UDP, multicast, kernel bypass

Responsibilities

Provide real-time coverage for critical execution systems, diagnose and resolve production incidents, build automation for system orchestration, enhance monitoring and observability, optimize core market connectivity

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

Sourced via greenhouse · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.