Senior Software Engineer

Objective Partners; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Objective Partners is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago to architect and implement the core of a next-gen, on-chain trading platform. You will build low-latency backend services, interface with high-throughput blockchain streams, and own critical infrastructure paths from routing to execution engines.

You will work in a fast-paced startup environment, applying distributed systems expertise, security-centric development, and independent decision-making to deliver a foundational

Formación

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Advanced systems programming in Rust preferred; strong C/C++ or Go acceptable.
• Proven ability to deploy high-availability, low-latency production applications.
• Security-centric development with cryptographic key management and robust failure recovery.

Responsabilidades

• Architect and implement core components for a greenfield decentralized trading application from the ground up.
• Construct low-latency, highly resilient backend services interfacing with high-throughput blockchain streams.
• Own critical infrastructure paths including smart order routing, trade execution engines, data feeds, and portfolio tracking.
• Enforce rigorous security standards across all layers including signing protocols and data protection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to rapidly deploy features and iterate on live data.
• Drive foundational architectural choices and establish engineering standards for a growing team.

Conocimientos

Distributed systems

Rust / C/C++ / Go

High-availability

Security-focused

Independent decision-making

Descripción del empleo

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer

About the Opportunity

Our client is launching a next-generation, on-chain trading platform engineered to deliver institutional-grade speed, execution quality, and market visibility directly to active traders. As an early engineering team member, you will drive a true 0-to-1 product effort, translating complex distributed systems and blockchain market mechanics into seamless, high-performance workflows. If you want to build the foundational product layer on top of high-throughput transactional infrastructure, this role offers direct, unconstrained impact.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement core components for a greenfield decentralized trading application from the ground up.

• Construct low-latency, highly resilient backend services that interface directly with high-throughput blockchain transaction streams.

• Take complete ownership of critical infrastructure paths, including smart order routing, trade execution engines, real-time market data feeds, and portfolio position tracking.

• Enforce rigorous security standards across all layers, including secure transaction signing protocols, infrastructure deployment, and data protection.

• Partner with cross-functional product and infrastructure units to rapidly deploy features and iterate based on live user data.

• Drive foundational architectural choices, establishing engineering standards for a growing technical team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a heavy emphasis on distributed systems architecture.

• Advanced systems programming capabilities, preferably using Rust, though deep expertise in C/C++ or Go is highly acceptable.

• Demonstrated track record of deploying and maintaining high-availability, low-latency production applications.

• Security-centric development approach with an intuitive understanding of system vulnerability surfaces, cryptographic key management, and complex failure recovery modes.

• Ability to execute independently and make sound technical decisions within fast-paced, fluid startup environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior exposure to blockchain runtime environments, transaction lifecycles, or decentralized trading infrastructure.

• Background in exchange engineering, order matching systems, or traditional high-frequency trading (HFT) platforms.

• Experience developing core fintech backend architectures, including payment rails, institutional custody, or execution venues.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, ethnic origin, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.