Senior C++ Trading Systems Engineer – Low-Latency

Belvedere Trading, LLC

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 175,000 - 250,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Belvedere Trading, LLC in downtown Chicago seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build high-performance market data systems. You will ingest and process raw market data feeds, implement exchange protocols, and optimize for concurrency and ultra-low latency.

Collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, analysts, and engineers to deliver scalable trading software; own projects from design to deployment and drive quality through automated testing and code reviews.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in high-performance C++ development.
  • Strong understanding of OO design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Experience in high-performance, multi-threaded network programming.
  • Ability to own projects end-to-end (design, implement, test, deploy).

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize scalable trading applications and deploy enterprise-grade software across asset classes.
  • Collaborate with traders to build scalable, highly available systems.
  • Improve development processes and reduce operational risk.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot critical trading applications.
  • Deliver quality systems through automated testing and peer code reviews.

Skills

C++
Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering

Job description

Belvedere Trading, LLC in downtown Chicago seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build high-performance market data systems. You will ingest and process raw market data feeds, implement exchange protocols, and optimize for concurrency and ultra-low latency.

Collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, analysts, and engineers to deliver scalable trading software; own projects from design to deployment and drive quality through automated testing and code reviews.

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