Senior C++ Engineer - High-Performance Trading Platforms

Wolverine Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast and lunch

On-site gym

Frequent company outings

Chicagoland giving back initiatives

Retirement plans: 401K and Roth 401K

Profit sharing

Job summary

Wolverine Trading in Chicago is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to own core trading systems. This on-site role collaborates with traders and engineers to build high-performance platforms, shaping architecture from concept through production, with direct impact on the trading floor.

You’ll join a deeply technical team with meaningful ownership from day one. We value experience with modern C++, concurrency, and performance tuning, plus strong communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience developing C++ code, with a strong command of modern C++ (C++17 or later).
• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, memory management, and object-oriented and generic design.
• Hands-on experience with multi-threaded programming, concurrency, and performance tuning in real-time or latency-sensitive systems.
• No financial industry experience required!
• Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and a track record of delivering complex projects collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain C++ applications central to our trading platforms, owning features from design through production support.
• Partner directly with traders and quantitative researchers to translate business needs into robust, efficient technical solutions.
• Lead performance analysis, profiling, and optimization efforts to improve throughput, latency, and stability across critical systems.
• Drive improvements to our development practices, including code review, testing, and release processes.

Skills

C++

C++17+

Multithreading

Latency-sensitive

Memory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Linux

GDB

Valgrind

Job description

Wolverine Trading in Chicago is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to own core trading systems. This on-site role collaborates with traders and engineers to build high-performance platforms, shaping architecture from concept through production, with direct impact on the trading floor.

You’ll join a deeply technical team with meaningful ownership from day one. We value experience with modern C++, concurrency, and performance tuning, plus strong communication and teamwork.