Jobs · Engineering · Illinois

Software Engineer – Trading Systems

Wolverine Trading · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$100k–$140k/yrFull-time

About the role

Grow your C++ expertise while building systems that power real-time decision-making. As a Software Engineer at Wolverine, you’ll contribute to the design and development of high-performance applications that support our trading strategies. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, quantitative researchers, and traders to build reliable, scalable systems in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. This role is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in C++ who is eager to deepen their expertise in performance-focused systems.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with engineers, quants, traders, and sales to build reliable and scalable trading software
  • Contribute to system design, implementation, and code reviews
  • Develop and enhance C++ components supporting risk management and order execution
  • Troubleshoot and improve system stability in production environments
  • Continuously learn and apply performance optimization techniques

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of professional software development experience
  • Experience working with C++ (professional or significant academic/project experience)
  • Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
  • Exposure to multi-threaded or concurrent programming concepts

Qualifications

  • Curiosity, strong problem-solving skills, and a desire to grow in performance-focused systems
  • Clear communicator with both technical peers and business stakeholders

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary & bonus opportunity
  • Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits for single coverage
  • Retail Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Plans: 401K and Roth 401K, Profit sharing plan
  • Long- and short-term disability

Pay

The base compensation range for this role is approximately $100,000-$140,000 contingent on experience. Wolverine Trading's total compensation model includes base salary and an annual discretionary bonus.

Schedule

Flexible scheduling is available.

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