Senior C++ Engineer — Real-Time, Low-Latency Trading

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

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast and lunch from in-house

On-site gym

Frequent company outings

Retirement plans: 401K and Roth 401K

Profit sharing plan

Paid parental leave

Long- and short-term disability

Job summary

Wolverine Trading in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to build and optimize market data and execution systems at the heart of our trading operation. This on-site role partners with traders and hardware specialists to push performance to the microsecond scale, delivering production-ready code with measurable impact.

You will design, implement, and tune low-latency components, connect global exchanges, and collaborate with FPGA and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience developing C++ code with exposure to low-latency, real-time, or high-throughput systems.
• Expert-level knowledge of modern C++ (C++17 or later), including templates, move semantics, and low-level performance idioms.
• Strong grasp of memory hierarchies, CPU architecture, lock-free programming, and network protocols (TCP/UDP).
• Willingness to learn the trading domain and collaborate with traders and hardware teams.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance low-latency C++ components for market data processing, exchange connectivity, and order execution.
• Develop and optimize connectivity to new markets and exchange platforms, expanding the reach of our trading business.
• Analyze and tune system performance at every level from application code and lock-free data structures to network and OS-level behavior.
• Collaborate with traders, FPGA engineers, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end solutions across software and hardware.
• Own production systems through the full lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and real-time support.

Skills

C++ development

Low-latency systems

Real-time systems

Performance optimization

TCP/UDP networking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Tools

Linux

Networking stacks

Job description

Wolverine Trading in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to build and optimize market data and execution systems at the heart of our trading operation. This on-site role partners with traders and hardware specialists to push performance to the microsecond scale, delivering production-ready code with measurable impact.

You will design, implement, and tune low-latency components, connect global exchanges, and collaborate with FPGA and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end