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# C++ Software Engineer - Algorithmic Trading

- **Company:** Edgehog Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Data Analysis, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Linux, Performance Tuning, Java Application Server, Concurrency, Production Code, Data Analytics, C++14
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-c-software-engineer-algorithmic-trading-edgehog-trading-10620316

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience at an options market making firm
 * Strong proficiency in modern C++
 * Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency)
 * Strong debugging, profiling, and performance-tuning skills
 * Comfortable working in a Linux environment and familiar with system-level programming
 * Possess strong intuition for selecting sensible default behaviors and parameter values
 * Ability to translate business goals and ideas into scalable production code

## Description

* Collaborate closely with traders and other engineers to translate ideas into robust, production-ready systems.
 * Conduct diagnostic assessments and perform foundational data analysis to identify key issues, enabling data-driven prioritization of tasks and resources.
 * Modify inter-application behaviors and component interactions in a safe, testable, and controlled manner.
 * Rewrite complicated Java applications into C++
 * Optimize production code and other system components to achieve low-latency and high-throughput capabilities., * Ownership early: Manage real P&L and make meaningful impact within your first year
 * Cutting-edge tech: Work with our proprietary models and low-latency trading systems built in-house
 * Tight feedback loops: Monthly 1-on-1s with your mentor, quarterly reviews with leadership
 * Chicago-based: Affordable cost of living, vibrant trading community