Sr. C++ Software Developer, Trading Services at CultureFit
Chicago, IL
$160,000
Jun 29, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on building real-time position, profit-and-loss, and risk systems for a trading firm. The work centers on designing fault-tolerant, high-throughput distributed systems and data pipelines capable of handling millions of events per second, with strict latency constraints. Close collaboration with traders and execution teams is expected. Suits experienced C++ engineers with a background in low-latency or high-message-rate systems.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Bachelor's required
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What the occupation pays Median $135,980 (middle half $105,210–$171,980).
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The JD requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard degree requirement.
PostgreSQL is listed as 'preferred' within the relational database requirement ('Postgres preferred'), but the broader requirement for relational database design and SQL is firmly stated; PostgreSQL is captured as the named preferred variant alongside the hard SQL gate.
GDB, Wireshark, and tcpdump are listed together under a single debugging/observability requirement in the required skills section and are all treated as hard gates.
Lock-free programming and memory model expertise are aspects of the C++ multithreading requirement rather than separately named tools, so they are folded into the C++ and multithreading skills rather than emitted as standalone entries.
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