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Senior Software Engineer

Chicago, IL, US • Posted 12 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $45.00 - 57.00 per hour

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Job Details

Skills

Real-time
Streaming
Scalability
Microservices
Management
Collaboration
Design Patterns
Workflow
Software Engineering
Market Analysis
Java
Concurrent Computing
Software Design
Mechanics
Benchmarking
Production Support
Trading
PostgreSQL
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Docker
MongoDB
Firebase
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Hardware
Performance Tuning
Caching
Optimization

Summary

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in low-latency, high-performance Core Java development to support and enhance electronic trading systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and maintaining high-throughput market applications, working with real-time streaming data, and optimizing systems for performance, concurrency, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain low-latency trading and market data applications.
Build and enhance microservices-based trading platforms.
Process and manage thousands of market quotes per second from multiple sources.
Support production trading systems and troubleshoot performance issues.
Collaborate within a small engineering team on feature development and system enhancements.
Optimize application performance through benchmarking, profiling, and tuning.
Implement advanced Core Java techniques including concurrency, primitive specialization, and zero-allocation programming.
Apply low-latency design patterns such as Disruptor and lock-free programming.
Work with order book mechanics and electronic trading workflows.
Deploy and support applications in Google Cloud Platform and on-premise environments.
Utilize Docker for deployment and containerization.
Work with PostgreSQL and MongoDB/Firebase environments.
Explore and leverage AI-assisted development tools, including Gemini and Agentic AI solutions.

Required Skills

5+ years of software engineering experience.
Strong Core Java development experience.
Experience with low-latency or high-frequency trading systems.
Knowledge of electronic trading and market data systems.
Expertise in Java concurrency and high-throughput application design.
Experience with lock-free programming and Disruptor patterns.
Understanding of order book mechanics and market structure.
Experience with micro-benchmarking and performance optimization.
Production support experience for critical trading applications.
Experience with PostgreSQL.
Exposure to Google Cloud Platform and/or on-premise infrastructure.

Preferred Skills

Docker and containerized deployments.
MongoDB and Firebase exposure.
Experience with Gemini AI tools and Agentic AI frameworks.
Knowledge of hardware, OS-level performance tuning, and cache optimization techniques.

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Dice Id: 91134517
Position Id: d88cce7936b1eba064824ac8f6ca3376
Posted 12 hours ago

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