C++ Engineering Lead - Delta Trading Systems

Chicago Trading Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Insurance coverage

Paid parental leave

Free breakfast and lunch

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. The Delta Force team is seeking a Team Lead to own critical technical initiatives and mentor a team of engineers within the delta trading execution group.

You will design and maintain high‑performance systems and collaborate with Traders, Quants, and Technologists to advance delta trading towards alpha generation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a production environment with modern C++.
• Experience developing and maintaining large-scale C++ systems.
• Strong knowledge of low-level systems programming, optimization, and hardware/software co-design.
• Strong fundamentals in computer architecture and networking protocols.
• Experience writing multithreaded and distributed systems with clean, performant code.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to triage issues quickly and drive resolution.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance delta one trading systems.
• Lead technical design discussions and drive architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, and technologists to move ideas to production.
• Ensure operational safety and uphold software engineering standards; test code, maintain design.
• Lead and mentor a small team of engineers.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects; ensure timely delivery.
• Establish team priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.

Skills

Modern C++

Distributed systems

Multithreading

Low-level programming

Computer architecture

Networking protocols

Project management

Team leadership

Job description

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. The Delta Force team is seeking a Team Lead to own critical technical initiatives and mentor a team of engineers within the delta trading execution group.

You will design and maintain high‑performance systems and collaborate with Traders, Quants, and Technologists to advance delta trading towards alpha generation.