CTC Lateral - External, Not Advertised

CTC Lateral - External, Not Advertised

C++ Software Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$225kDetected 4 days ago
C++AlgorithmsResearchCollaboration

About the role

  • Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making.
  • Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research, systematic trading strategies, and cutting-edge trading technology.
  • For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer, more transparent, and more efficient.

Responsibilities

  • Understand requirements, propose solutions, and deliver software into the production environment in a timely and robust manner.
  • Ensure operational safety and uphold the highest standards of software engineering by thoroughly testing code, following a coherent and maintainable design and architecture, and adhering to best practices-prioritizing carefully planned, well-structured solutions over ad hoc implementations.

Requirements

  • Some, but not all areas require experience with low latency development and performance investigation tools
  • Experience with multi-threaded programming and distributed application architecture
  • Join our team to work at the cutting edge of speed and efficiency, build tools for global markets, gain experience with high-performance systems, and learn from some of the best in the business.
  • Ability to quickly triage issues and drive the resolution effort through completion
  • Compensation
  • Salary Range: $145,000 - $225,000, plus a discretionary bonus.
  • The discretionary bonus will be dependent upon the individuals skills, experience, qualifications, and firm performance.
  • Most teams at CTC, with the exception of Trading, follow a hybrid workplace model, subject to change based on business need.
  • Our Benefits
  • We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous time off, insurance coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.
  • (Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)
  • Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Nice to have

  • ~2-5 years of experience working in a production environment & using modern C++, knowledge of C++20 preferred
  • Experience with developing trading algorithms a plus, but not required

Compensation

  • $145,000 - $225,000, plus a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

  • We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally.
  • CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  • Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Company info

  • At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered.

Equal opportunity

  • We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an
  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com.
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