Clear Street
Software Engineer - Low Touch Desk
Chicago, IL
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$250kDetected 95 days ago
PythonJavaFull-Stack DevelopmentLinuxStatisticsCollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptability
About the role
- We are seeking an Experienced Software Engineer to join our Algorithmic Execution Services team, focusing on the design, development and maintenance of high-performance trading systems and their underlying algorithms.
- Enhance and develop: Responsible for improving existing core system components and support tools.
- Problem-solving and collaboration: Hone advanced engineering skills by tackling challenges and working with stakeholders to define and deliver new features.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy system enhancements.
- Build highly available, horizontally scalable, mission-critical applications using modern technology.
- Develop a deep understanding of the business domain through this work.
- Full-stack development: Design, develop, test, and deploy system enhancements.
- High-performance systems: Build highly available, horizontally scalable, mission-critical applications using modern technology.
- Domain expertise: Develop a deep understanding of the business domain through this work.
Requirements
- Ideally 10+ years of experience in developing high-performance algorithmic financial applications.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Math, or a related STEM field.
- Ability to effectively communicate technical information
- Strong understanding of financial markets.
- Experience with low latency, multi-threaded programming and distributed application architecture.
- Strong understanding of computer systems, including operating systems, networks, and performance optimization.
- Experience with modern software development practices and tools.
- Experience with relational databases, preferably Oracle and Postgres.
Nice to have
- Experience with publish/subscribe multicast protocols.
- Proficiency in optimizing critical code paths.
- Experience in unit test development.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies, such as Docker.
Skills
- Our tech stack is primarily Java, Python and C++.
- For more information, visit https://clearstreet.io.
Compensation
- The Base Salary Range is $200,000 - $250,000.
- These ranges represent Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation.
Benefits
- The ranges stated do not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.
- At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance.
- In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.
Company info
- The Algorithmic Execution Services team builds Clear Street's electronic trading platform, supporting best execution across asset classes and regions.
- We develop low-latency order routing, algorithmic strategies, smart order logic, and direct market access.
- Our focus is performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency-enabling faster execution, smarter routing, and real-time risk controls.
- Working at the intersection of trading and engineering, AES powers Clear Street's most advanced trading workflows and sophisticated order handling with the flexibility to service both the active trader and institutional workflows.
- Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person.
- We are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
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