Software Engineer, Central Trading

RiseMe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options

Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D

Job summary

Jump Trading Group is seeking a software-oriented role within its Global Centralized Trading Desk to develop risk management skills, debug infrastructure issues, and fine-tune algorithmic strategies in response to evolving markets.

The candidate will collaborate with multiple quantitative teams, applying Python and/or C++ expertise, Linux administration, and network knowledge to enhance trading performance and infrastructure reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming / software engineering experience (Python and/or C++)
• Strong analytical mind with ability to identify patterns and make decisions
• Inquisitive and self-driven; keen to dive into HFT and improve the business
• Willingness to travel and network within a global organization
• Good understanding of Linux administration
• Good knowledge of IP networks

Responsibilities

• Develop skills to manage risk, debug infrastructure issues, and fine-tune algorithmic strategies on-the-fly to adapt to changing markets
• Work with OTS and trading teams to provide strategy oversight and analytical firepower
• Contribute to building tools to deepen market understanding and study Jump’s infrastructure

Skills

Python

C++

Linux administration

IP networks

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Job description

About Jump

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

About the Role

This role sits within Jump’s Global Centralized Trading Desk (OTS), a centralized trading team that partners with each of Jump’s quantitative trading teams to provide strategy oversight and management, market knowledge, and technical and analytical firepower. Trading in OTS puts you on the front line of emerging economic conditions, breaking news, and international affairs, offering an in-depth view of both the financial markets and the high-frequency trading landscape inside and outside Jump.

OTS also serves as a firm-wide research group — building new tools to deepen market understanding, analyzing strategy performance, and studying Jump’s extensive infrastructure. The role is deliberately open in this area, letting you specialize and add value wherever you see fit.

What You’ll Do

Within this role you will develop skills to manage risk, debug challenging infrastructure issues, and ultimately fine-tune algorithmic strategies on-the-fly to ensure optimal performance in reaction to constantly changing markets.

Skills You’ll Need

• At least 3+ years of programming / software engineering experience — Python and/or C++


• Highly analytical mind — capable of thinking critically, identifying patterns, and making decisions


• Inquisitive and self-driven — keen to dive into the complex world of HFT and find ways to improve the business


• Strong desire to learn about the financial markets (both microstructure and macro)


• Good understanding of Linux administration


• Good knowledge of IP networks


• Strong communication / written skills — able to travel and network within a global organization

Nice to Have

• Statistics / Machine Learning


• Electronics / Computer Architecture knowledge

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility


• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options


• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance


• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance


• Paid vacation plus paid holidays


• Retirement plan with employer match


• Paid parental leave


• Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range

$175,000 — $200,000 USD