Senior Software Engineer
acquire meMundelein (IL)
Senior Software Engineer
Posted 13 days ago
acquire meMundelein (IL)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Job DescriptionAbout the job
A leading quantitative hedge fund is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer to design and build the core platforms powering its global research and trading environment.
You'll work on technically challenging problems across distributed systems, compute, networking, developer infrastructure, and large-scale automation. Rather than simply operating infrastructure, you'll build the software and platforms that make critical systems faster, more scalable, and more reliable.
What You'll Bring
Strong software engineering experience with one or more languages such as Python and/or C++.
Deep understanding of Linux systems and production infrastructure
Experience designing and building large-scale infrastructure, platforms, or distributed systems
Strong knowledge of systems design, networking, concurrency, or distributed computing
Experience developing software and automation that improves scalability, performance, and reliability
Ability to solve complex technical problems across multiple layers of the infrastructure stack
Nice to Have:
Background within a quantitative trading firm, leading technology company, or high-growth startup
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms, or large-scale compute environments
Experience building internal platforms, developer tooling, orchestration, or infrastructure automation
Exposure to high-performance computing, storage, networking, or performance optimization
On Offer
Market-leading compensation and benefits
High-ownership, engineering-first culture
Complex technical problems with significant scope and scale
Direct impact on business-critical research and trading infrastructure
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