Software Engineer (Python, Front Office, Prop Trading) (Chicago)

Sartre Group are partnered with a leading proprietary trading firm, looking to continue its investment in technology across its front-office trading environment. As part of this growth, they are looking for an exceptional Front Office Developer to join their team.

This is a high-impact engineering role embedded directly within the Equities and Rates trading teams, working closely with Traders, Quants, and Technologists to build systems critical to the firm's trading operation.

Market experience: Candidates should have professional experience within a financial markets or trading front office environment. Experience working with options, equities, rates or electronic trading systems would be particularly relevant.

You’ll work on:

• Building high-performance full-stack solutions for front-office trading workflows.
• Working closely with Traders and Quants to understand requirements and deliver technology solutions.
• Integrating existing services and platforms to solve business-critical problems.
• Designing, developing, and supporting systems across the full development lifecycle.

They’re looking for:

• Strong Python and/or Java development experience, with baseline knowledge of both preferred.
• Experience building production software in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Previous experience working within Equities or Rates, ideally in a trading, financial markets, or market data environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with Traders, Quants, and Technology teams.

Our client is actively hiring and interviewing, so apply now to learn more.