Senior Real-Time Trading Systems Engineer

Group One Trading, LP

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 275,000

Full time

11 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching
Medical, dental, vision insurance
Paid holidays
Parental leave

Job summary

Group One Trading, LP is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and optimize real-time systems powering its options market-making business. You will work with traders and technologists to translate complex requirements into reliable production software, owning critical systems from design to live operation.

The role emphasizes performance, architecture, and production behavior in a hands-on engineering environment, with opportunities to mentor and influence engineering standards across the

Qualifications

  • Substantial professional software development experience across requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
  • Strong instincts for abstraction, maintainability, testability, observability, and reliability.
  • Experience in real-time, high-throughput software for electronic trading or performance-sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical design discussions and make architectural decisions to improve engineering standards.
  • Mentor other developers and drive improvements across the team.
  • Own and ship features from design through production operation with measurable impact.

Skills

Full software lifecycle
System architecture
Performance optimization
Production support
Collaborative communication
Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Group One Trading, LP is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and optimize real-time systems powering its options market-making business. You will work with traders and technologists to translate complex requirements into reliable production software, owning critical systems from design to live operation.

The role emphasizes performance, architecture, and production behavior in a hands-on engineering environment, with opportunities to mentor and influence engineering standards across the

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