Senior C++ Real-Time Trading Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Paid time off

Health insurance

Parental leave

Retirement plans

Profit sharing

On-site gym

Free meals

Team events

Job summary

Wolverine Trading, LLC 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 in Chicago will have you working shoulder-to-shoulder with traders and hardware specialists on microsecond-sensitive systems, delivering production-grade code with immediate impact.

You will collaborate across teams to connect exchanges worldwide, tune performance, and own the full lifecycle of production systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience developing C++ code; exposure to low-latency, real-time, or high-throughput systems from any industry is a plus.
• Expert-level knowledge of modern C++ (C++17 or later), including templates, move semantics, and low-level performance idioms.
• Strong grasp of systems fundamentals: memory hierarchies, CPU architecture, lock-free programming, and network protocols (TCP/UDP).
• No prior trading or financial markets experience needed! We are looking for a strong technical foundation and a drive to learn the domain is what matters.
• A pragmatic, detail-oriented approach and communication skills to work effectively with both technical and trading teams.

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++17+

Low-latency

Memory hierarchy

Lock-free programming

TCP/UDP networking

Team collaboration

Education

B.S./M.S. in CS/CE

Job description

Wolverine Trading, LLC 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 in Chicago will have you working shoulder-to-shoulder with traders and hardware specialists on microsecond-sensitive systems, delivering production-grade code with immediate impact.

You will collaborate across teams to connect exchanges worldwide, tune performance, and own the full lifecycle of production systems.