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C++ Developer - Trading / Financial Firm

$150k - $175k
Full-time

Request Technology

Salary: $150,000 - 175,000 per year Requirements:

  • No sponsorship or OPT is available.
  • A bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or a related STEM discipline.
  • At least five years of experience building performance-critical software in modern C++ (C++14 or newer).
  • Strong knowledge of multithreading, memory management, and network/socket programming, including TCP and UDP.
  • Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and network tools such as Wireshark and TCPDump.
  • Strong organizational and software architecture skills, with experience in performance profiling and optimization.
  • Knowledge of financial markets, securities, or derivatives such as futures and options is a plus.
Responsibilities:
  • Architect, develop, and maintain low-latency trading applications and market-access systems in modern C++.
  • Work with traders, quants, and researchers to implement, refine, and evaluate algorithmic and quantitative trading strategies.
  • Build new trading algorithms and bring research ideas into our core trading framework.
  • Develop exchange connectivity, order routing, and market-data feed handlers for multiple asset classes and venues worldwide.
  • Improve speed, throughput, scalability, and reliability through profiling, performance tuning, and latency analysis.
  • Contribute throughout the software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, testing, deployment, and production support.
  • Research and recommend technologies, tools, and methods that can improve performance, scalability, and code quality.
Technologies:
  • Architect
  • Support
  • Linux
  • Network
  • Unix
  • C++

More:

We are seeking a C++ Developer to help build and optimize high-performance, low-latency trading infrastructure and strategies. This hands-on engineering role involves working directly with traders, quants, and other technologists to deliver solutions for global markets. The salary is $150,000–$175,000, plus a discretionary bonus. The role is based in Woodridge, Illinois, with four onsite days and one remote day per week.

last updated 41 week of 2026

Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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