Senior Software Engineer

Acquire Me; Mundelein (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquire Me is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer to design and build the core platforms powering its global research and trading environment. You will tackle technically challenging problems across distributed systems, compute, networking, developer infrastructure, and large-scale automation.

The role emphasizes building software and platforms that improve scalability, performance, and reliability, with direct impact on business-critical research and trading infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python and/or C++ in production environments.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems and production infrastructure.
• Experience designing and building large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core platforms powering the research and trading environment.
• Address challenges across distributed systems, compute, networking, and automation.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Distributed systems design

Networking

Concurrency

Automation

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description

About the job

A leading quantitative hedge fund is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer to design and build the core platforms powering its global research and trading environment.

You'll work on technically challenging problems across distributed systems, compute, networking, developer infrastructure, and large-scale automation. Rather than simply operating infrastructure, you'll build the software and platforms that make critical systems faster, more scalable, and more reliable.

What You'll Bring

• Strong software engineering experience with one or more languages such as Python and/or C++.
• Deep understanding of Linux systems and production infrastructure
• Experience designing and building large-scale infrastructure, platforms, or distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of systems design, networking, concurrency, or distributed computing
• Experience developing software and automation that improves scalability, performance, and reliability
• Ability to solve complex technical problems across multiple layers of the infrastructure stack

Nice to Have

• Background within a quantitative trading firm, leading technology company, or high-growth startup
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms, or large-scale compute environments
• Experience building internal platforms, developer tooling, orchestration, or infrastructure automation
• Exposure to high-performance computing, storage, networking, or performance optimization

On Offer

• Market-leading compensation and benefits
• High-ownership, engineering-first culture
• Complex technical problems with significant scope and scale
• Direct impact on business-critical research and trading infrastructure