Senior Software Engineer — Low-Latency Trading | On-Site

TransMarket Group L.L.C.

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

8 hours ago
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Job summary

TransMarket Group in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build low-latency trading infrastructure. You will implement network connectivity, market data, and execution libraries for our automated trading platform, collaborating with strategy teams to understand how they use the software.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field and several years of C++ experience, including multithreading and IPC on Linux with a focus on

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical field with required experience.
  • 5+ years in software engineering or 3+ years with Master’s as stated.
  • Experience with low-latency connectivity at major exchanges is required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement low-latency network, data, and execution libraries for automated trading software.
  • Collaborate with strategy teams to align software with trading workflows.
  • Enhance backtesting and post-trade analysis capabilities using existing libraries.
  • Tune components to improve performance, reliability, and stability.

Skills

C++ (low-latency)
multithreading
IPC
Linux
Solarflare network stack
Python
Bash scripting
SQL
Gitlab CI/CD
Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field
Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical field

Tools

Gitlab CI/CD

Job description

TransMarket Group in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build low-latency trading infrastructure. You will implement network connectivity, market data, and execution libraries for our automated trading platform, collaborating with strategy teams to understand how they use the software.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field and several years of C++ experience, including multithreading and IPC on Linux with a focus on

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