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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Jump Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Software Debugging, Memory Management, Linux Kernel, Multicasting, Network Programming, Performance Tuning, Data Streaming, Concurrency, Low Latency, Stream Processing, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-market-data-systems-jump-trading-8760571

## About the Role

· 5+ years of professional experience building production software in performance-critical environments
· Strong experience with C++ and Rust in low-latency, high-throughput systems
· Proven ability to architect and implement real-time data pipelines and streaming systems
· Experience working with distributed, high-volume data such as market data or equivalent real-time streaming domains
· Strong understanding of concurrency, memory management, and lock-free or low-contention designs
· Experience building systems for collocated or latency-sensitive environments
· Experience operating, supporting, and debugging systems under real-time production load
· Passion for writing reliable, readable, and testable code, and providing thoughtful code review feedback
· Eager to take ownership, guide technical direction, and mentor other engineers

Bonus Points:
· Involvement in the Rust developer community
· Experience with network programming (TCP/UDP, multicast, or similar)
· Familiarity with Linux internals and performance tuning

## Description

You will work closely with trading, infrastructure, and support teams to ensure that real-time tick-to-trade data is delivered accurately and efficiently from collocated trading systems to latency-sensitive applications. As a senior member of the team, you will help set technical direction, make architectural decisions, and mentor other engineers while continuously raising the bar for performance and maintainability.


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