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Our client is searching for a Software Engineer to join their Chicago office.

Responsibilities:

• Working as part of an established, experienced development team to build best in class technology platforms integrated with real time trading paradigms.
• Proposing new designs and modifying existing ones to continuously improve performance, functionality, and stability of the system.
• Maintaining connectivity to all of the major financial exchanges.
• Contributing to market making infrastructure codebase.
• Implementing new protocol releases for European exchanges.
• Developing market data and order entry code for exchanges.
• Working with Traders and IT Support to test and release new features.
• Developing enhancements to assist Quantitative researchers.
• Designing and developing of high-performance C++ components used by trading applications.
• Providing timely systems support for trading activities. Be able to identify problems quickly and turn around with new software.

Qualifications:

• Strong programming skills in C++ development experience on a UNIX platform.
• Professional experience with multi-threaded application design and development.
• Experience with key languages, e.g. Python, R, Perl, shell scripting.
• Knowledge of different UNIX IPC mechanisms (sockets, shared memory, semaphores, etc.).
• Professional experience with distributed systems.
• Ability to analyze and solve complex business and technical problems with robust resilient and flexible technical solutions.
• An understanding of financial markets and instrument types.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Strong critical reasoning skills.
• Detail-oriented approach to solving problems.
• Adaptable to an ever changing development environment.
• Enthusiasm for learning & results oriented.
• Strong work ethic & high degree of integrity.
• Self starter and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.