Senior Software Developer (Trading Services)

OBJECTIVE PARTNERS LLC
Chicago, IL, United States
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) Computer Engineering Continuous Availability Data Structures Relational Databases Software Debugging Distributed Systems Fault Tolerance GNU Debuggers High-Frequency Trading PostgreSQL Network Diagnostics
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Network Protocols Software Systems TCP/IP Tcpdump Wireshark Multithreading Information Technology Low Latency Real Time Data Data Management C++14 Data Pipelines

Job description

Join a premier proprietary trading organization to engineer mission-critical, low-latency infrastructure that powers firm-wide position tracking and real-time risk evaluation. In this role, you will build scalable distributed systems designed to transform high-throughput market feeds into immediate, actionable execution data., * Architect ultra-low latency services that process live market updates, global positions, and portfolio risk metrics.

  • Engineer scalable distributed architectures capable of processing multi-million event throughput per second.
  • Construct robust, fault-tolerant messaging frameworks and data pipelines designed for continuous availability.
  • Fine-tune C++ codebases and platform internals to minimize microsecond delays and strengthen overall resiliency.
  • Work side-by-side with quant researchers, trading desks, and core engineering to deliver features supporting dynamic strategies.

Requirements

  • Experience: 5+ years of hands-on background crafting high-throughput, low-latency distributed platforms.
  • Core Technical Skills: Modern C++ (C++11 through C++17), with demonstrated mastery of lock-free data structures, multithreading, and low-level memory models.
  • Domain Knowledge: Background working with high message-rate, bandwidth-heavy real-time data environments.
  • Architecture: Proven skill in designing highly available, fault-tolerant software systems.
  • Systems & Networking: Strong understanding of Linux/Unix internals, network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP), and socket communication.
  • Data Management: Solid grounding in relational database design and query structure (e.g., PostgreSQL or similar).
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Collaboration: Clear written and verbal communication skills for effective technical alignment across research and trading teams., * Hands-on proficiency using network diagnostics and low-level debugging utilities (e.g., GDB, tcpdump, Wireshark).
  • Prior technical experience within quantitative finance, market making, or high-frequency trading infrastructure.

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive base salary paired with a performance-driven incentive bonus pool.
  • Comprehensive healthcare package, retirement savings matching, and standard corporate benefits.

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