Senior Software Engineer (C#/.NET) - Up to $250k USD + Bonus! - Options Trading - Chicago (Hybrid)

Hunter Bond; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond in Chicago (Hybrid) seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join its options trading team. You will design, build, and maintain data-intensive desktop applications in C#/.NET, working alongside quantitative researchers and traders to enhance trading technology.

The role emphasizes high-performance desktop software, architecture, and profiling, with opportunities to own software lifecycles from design to production support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience developing desktop applications and UI using C#/.NET.
• A thorough understanding of C# UI development and tooling.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, performance and best practices.
• Experience with concurrency, reactive data pipelines, memory optimisation or performance profiling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain data-intensive desktop applications and reusable libraries using C# and modern .NET.
• Develop and maintain high-reliability systems supporting mission-critical trading applications.
• Profile and improve application performance across rendering, memory usage, concurrency and startup.
• Own software through its full lifecycle from architecture to production support.
• Develop high-performance applications that directly support trading strategies and trading technology.

Skills

C#/.NET

Desktop apps

UI development

Software architecture

Performance profiling

Concurrency

Job description

Role: Senior Software Engineer – Options Trading

Location: Chicago (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to $250,000 USD + Discretionary Bonus!

We are currently working with a highly successful and technically sophisticated proprietary trading firm to recruit a Senior Software Engineer to join its options trading team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced C#/.NET engineer with strong desktop application development experience to work directly alongside quantitative researchers, traders and experienced technologists in a fast-paced algorithmic trading environment!

The role will include:

• Designing, building, testing and maintaining data-intensive desktop applications and reusable libraries using C# and modern .NET.
• Developing and maintaining highly reliable systems supporting mission-critical trading applications.
• Profiling and improving application performance across rendering, memory usage, concurrency, reactive data pipelines and application startup.
• Owning software throughout its full lifecycle, from architecture and implementation through automated testing, deployment, staged rollout and production support.
• Building high-performance applications that directly support and enhance the firm's options trading strategies and trading technology.

You will be an integral member of an algorithmic trading team comprising experienced technologists, quantitative researchers and traders!

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with substantial experience building C#/.NET applications.
• Strong experience developing desktop applications and user interfaces using C#/.NET.
• A thorough understanding of C# UI development and associated tooling.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, application performance and engineering best practices.
• Experience working with concurrency, reactive data pipelines, memory optimisation or performance profiling would be highly advantageous.

Previous experience within trading, financial markets or quantitative environments would be advantageous, but isn't necessarily essential. The key requirement is exceptional software engineering ability combined with an interest in building technology that directly impacts a trading business!