About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Capital Markets.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This opportunity is with a Confidential Client building production-grade, low-latency trading infrastructure. You'll join an engineering team focused on squeezing performance at every layer — from hardware interfaces to network stacks and algorithmic execution paths.

• Design and implement high-performance, low-latency software systems for trading infrastructure
• Write production-quality C++ (C++17/20) with emphasis on performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Profile and optimize critical code paths to reduce latency and improve throughput
• Collaborate closely with hardware and systems engineers to tune software for FPGAs, NICs, or other custom platforms
• Influence architecture and lead components that power next-generation trading systems

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Who You Are

A pragmatic engineer who cares deeply about microsecond-level performance, cross-stack optimization, and clean, maintainable C++ code. You enjoy low-level debugging, benchmarking, and collaborating across hardware/software boundaries.

• Strong focus on performance, determinism, and reliability
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
• Effective communicator who can explain trade-offs to engineers across disciplines

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Minimum Qualifications

• Proven proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or C++20)
• Experience building and shipping low-latency, high-performance systems
• Hands-on experience interfacing software with hardware platforms (FPGAs, NICs, custom ASICs, or similar)
• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of performance optimization
• Ability to write clear, well-tested, and maintainable production code

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Preferred Qualifications

• Background in high-frequency trading, networking, real-time systems, or similar domains
• Familiarity with performance analysis tools (profilers, perf, flame graphs) and low-level system APIs
• Knowledge of lock-free programming, NUMA, CPU topology, and cache-aware design
• Experience on Linux server environments, toolchains, and CI/CD for performance-sensitive code

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Compensation & Location

• Location: Chicago, IL (onsite or hybrid per client policy)
• Base pay range (provided by Confidential Client): $300,000 — $750,000 per year (actual compensation will depend on skills and experience)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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