Senior C++ Engineer: Low-Latency Trading (Remote)

Kelly Services; Woodridge (IL); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligible

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Retirement Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

WFH 1 day/week

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking an experienced C++ engineer to join a Woodridge, IL-based trading organization. You will work on high-performance, low-latency systems and contribute to architecture and scalable trading infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering teams, with a flexible remote-working model and opportunities to influence platform development in mission-critical projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong C++ development experience.
• Experience building high-performance or low-latency systems.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Linux development experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing production systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively within engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• 80% C++ Development
• 10% Linux Infrastructure
• 10% Trading Systems & Connectivity
• 75% Hands-On Development
• 10% Architecture & Design
• 15% Team Collaboration

Skills

C++

Low-latency

Distributed systems

Linux development

Team collaboration

Algorithms & data structures

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking an experienced C++ engineer to join a Woodridge, IL-based trading organization. You will work on high-performance, low-latency systems and contribute to architecture and scalable trading infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering teams, with a flexible remote-working model and opportunities to influence platform development in mission-critical projects.