Software engineer jobs in Chicago, IL

About the role

In this role, you will be a part of our Core Infrastructure team which is responsible for designing, developing and maintaining DRW's low latency trading platform which is deployed global. You will be tasked with working on various areas of the technical stack including order routing, market data, and risk systems.

What you'll bring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working developing high-availability systems in C++ with very tight resource/latency constraints
• Have a background in multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction
• Are comfortable working “under the hood” and you are quite skilled in performance tuning (applications, Linux, socket I/O, etc.) and troubleshooting
• Have experience working with C++ libraries like STL and Boost
• Are up to date on the C++23 standards and have opinions about them
• Have worked on challenging projects that involved things like building a custom compiler, writing a matching engine, or working with large amounts of data in real time
• Have strong English verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in the trading industry or another ultra-low latency sensitive business that involves solving remarkably complex problems
• Experience working with Research teams and Quants
• Experience working within gaming or streaming
• The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
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