Stonepath

Job Description Title: Senior Software Engineer (Low-Latency Trading Systems) Location: Chicago, IL Compensation: $180k - $250k + Annual Bonus (Ranging from $100k - 150k) Focus: Low-Latency Trading Systems Type: Full-Time / Hybrid Remote We're partnered with an established proprietary trading firm seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and optimize high-performance, latency-sensitive trading systems and infrastructure. This is a highly technical, engineering-driven environment where developers work closely with traders and quantitative researchers and have significant ownership over the systems they build. What You'll Need: 4+ years of professional software development experience Strong hands-on experience with C++ or C# Experience with multithreading, concurrency, networking, and performance optimization Experience building high-performance or latency-sensitive applications Comfortable working across Linux and Windows environments Bonus Points: Trading or HFT experience What's in it for you? Build performance-critical, low-latency systems ? Work alongside highly skilled engineers, traders, and quants ? Own projects from architecture and development through production ? Make a direct technical impact on trading performance ? Strong compensation with performance-based upside ? Join an established proprietary trading firm