Ultra-Low Latency C++ Engineer - Chicago

Wolverine Trading, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

Disability coverage

401K and Roth 401K

Bonus program

Paid time off

On-site gym and meals

Team events

Job summary

Wolverine Trading, LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a C++ Software Engineer to join a team focused on ultra-low latency trading systems. The role is on-site at our Chicago headquarters, with collaboration across traders, hardware specialists, and software engineers to push performance boundaries.

You will work on performance-critical C++ applications, contribute across the trading stack, and gain expertise in low-latency systems and financial markets within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of professional C++ experience with a focus on high-performance applications.
• Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and modern C++ practices (C++17/20).
• Experience and aptitude in multi-threaded programming and performance tuning.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive to make things better.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve performance-critical C++ applications, ensuring ultra-low latency and high throughput.
• Collaborate with FPGA engineers, hardware specialists, and systems teams to push performance boundaries.
• Analyze and resolve real-time system issues, improving reliability and stability of trading platforms.
• Build tools to monitor, profile, and analyze the performance of systems at every level.

Skills

C++ development

High-performance systems

Multi-threading

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Job description

Wolverine Trading, LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a C++ Software Engineer to join a team focused on ultra-low latency trading systems. The role is on-site at our Chicago headquarters, with collaboration across traders, hardware specialists, and software engineers to push performance boundaries.

You will work on performance-critical C++ applications, contribute across the trading stack, and gain expertise in low-latency systems and financial markets within a fast-paced environment.