Campus Software Engineer (Full-Time)

Jump Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Travel Medical Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Group Life Assurance

Paid Parental Leave

Parking and Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets.

Core Development is a global team of technologists who architect, build and maintain our world-class trading platform. As a new graduate, you will join our technology team that designs, codes, tests, and maintains our distributed trading system and one of

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with C++ on Linux.
• Proficiency in Python on Linux.
• Strong understanding of data structures and threading models.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Interest in high-performance software spanning hardware, networking, and OS design.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and maintain our distributed trading system and one of the world's largest supercomputers.
• Learn SDLC processes and test automation while contributing across technology groups.
• Contribute to market data, order entry, risk management, simulation, or UI development.
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy software in a fast-moving environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

C++ Linux

Python Linux

Data structures

Threading models

Team collaboration

High-performance software

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Core Development is a global team of technologists who architect, build and maintain our world-class trading platform. From optimizing our core trading engine to building custom hardware, we leverage software & hardware engineering, data science and research, to deliver the infrastructure and tools that drive our trading and business needs.

What You’ll Do:

You’ll be joining our technology team that designs, codes, tests, and maintains our distributed trading system and one of the world’s largest supercomputers.

Our new graduate hires work alongside experienced engineers and learn advanced skills in C++, Python, SDLC, and test automation. This will also give you opportunities to learn about all aspects of our world-class technology infrastructure and to contribute to the work of our technology groups focused on market data, order entry, risk management, simulation and/or UI development.

Other duties as assigned or needed.

Skills You’ll Need:

• Hands‑on experience and a high level of proficiency in one or more of the following:
• C++ development on Linux platform
• Python development on Linux platform
• Strong understanding of data structures and threading models
• Ability to work with a team in a fast‑paced environment, deploying new software daily
• Passion for solving complex problems and learning to build optimal solutions from scratch, instead of simply assembling things from existing libraries
• Interest in using knowledge from several areas -- such as hardware, networking, OS design -- to produce extremely high-performance software
• Reliable and predictable availability

Also Helpful, but Not Required:

• Past internship or job experience in a software development role is a plus
• Advanced coursework in algorithms, network programming, operating systems, compilers

* No finance or economics study or work experience required

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS are encouraged to apply. We accept students eligible for CPT/OPT and we sponsor work visas for full-time positions.

The estimated base salary for this role is $250,000 per year.

Benefits include:

• Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Travel Medical Insurance
• Group Pension Scheme
• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
• Paid Parental Leave
• Parking and Commuter Benefits