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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Jump Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Memory Management, Web Applications, WebGL, ReactJS, Backend, Real Time Data, Front End Software Development, Web Api
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-gui-jump-trading-8760570

## About the Role

· 5+ years of experience building high-performance GUI applications
· Strong experience with React and modern web application architecture
· Deep understanding of low-level rendering pipelines and rendering techniques
· Hands-on experience with WebAssembly (WASM), Web APIs, WebGPU, WebGL, or equivalent graphics technologies
· Experience building real-time, data-intensive web applications
· Solid full-stack fundamentals and the ability to work across frontend and backend boundaries
· Strong focus on performance, memory usage, and responsiveness under heavy data loads
· Ability to write clean, testable code and provide constructive code reviews
· Desire to take technical ownership, influence architecture, and mentor other engineers

Bonus Points:
· Experience optimizing rendering pipelines for large, frequently updating datasets
· Familiarity with browser internals and performance profiling tools
· Experience with Rust or C++
· Background in trading, finance, or other real-time data-driven domains



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