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# Senior Software Developer (Trading Services)

- **Company:** OBJECTIVE PARTNERS LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Network Protocols, Software Systems, TCP/IP, Tcpdump, Wireshark, Multithreading, Information Technology, Low Latency, Real Time Data, Data Management, C++14, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_224f74768e7feb1e0d0f6f9185d0f5f9

## About the Role

* 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.

## 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.