Staff Software Engineer
architectChicago (IL)
Staff Software Engineer
Posted 7 days ago
architectChicago (IL)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Staff Software Engineer Work across the stack on a live exchange: order gateway, risk engine, market data, settlement, and the trading UI. We value product-minded engineers who can own new features end-to-end, from conception to delivery. What You'll Work OnLow-latency, reliable and correct-by-construction trading services in RustReact / TypeScript trading interfaces ClickHouse data pipelines Integrations with traditional finance railsAWS / Terraform / IaCThe StackRust TypeScript React ClickHouse AWS Terraform What We Look ForInterest and experience in finance, markets, or trading Sound judgment on correctness and operational risk Strong system design instincts Bias toward shipping Comfortable reading and understanding unfamiliar codebases quickly"AI native" whatever that means
Nice To Have:
- Professional experience in Rust
- Exchange, brokerage, or HFT background
- To apply, email your resume and a short note to jobs@architect.co
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