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# Sr Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** PEAK6 PARTNERS LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $108,077.0 - $210,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, MongoDB, NoSQL, Redis, SQL Databases, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Golang
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=34f0e7e1c91f8265

## About the Role

Educ./experience: Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, plus two (2) years of post-baccalaureate
experience as a Software Engineer or in a related position, within the trading or finance industry. Experience must include mentoring at least 5 engineers, experience leading projects, tracking progress, and demonstrating accountability throughout the lifecycle, SQL, NoSQL, Golang, Redis, MongoDB, and AI tooling and infrastructure., We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. As a hybrid workforce, we offer our employees the ability to work remotely up to two days a week. The base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and office location. This position also may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in addition to a range of health & wellness benefits.

## Description

Responsibilities: Facilitate alignment and collaboration across multiple engineering teams to achieve business objectives. Actively guide group discussions and drive consensus. Mentor engineers throughout the organization while serving as
a technical subject matter expert. Architect and own significant portions of the company's platforms and applications, leading engineering initiatives from conception through delivery. Shape the medium-term technical roadmap by identifying and addressing areas of highest priority. Promote simplification and efficiency by reducing technical debt, complexity, and manual processes to accelerate reliable delivery. Anticipate product-level technical risks and design solutions to prevent or mitigate them. Align team milestones with broader client and organizational goals. Act as a strategic advocate, communicating business and technical context to ensure organizational alignment. Provide expert input into strategic plans and influence decisions at the organizational level. Lead medium- and large-scale projects with departmental or cross-functional impact. Tackle complex, ambiguous technical challenges requiring evaluation of intangible factors and creative problem-solving. Build and manage
formal networks across teams to foster coordination and information flow.


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