Senior C++ Software Engineer - Algorithmic Trading

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and optimize low-latency C++ applications for trading strategy execution.
• Collaborate closely with traders and other engineers to translate ideas into robust, production-ready systems.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments and perform foundational data analysis to identify key issues, enabling data-driven prioritization of tasks and resources.
• Modify inter-application behaviors and component interactions in a safe, testable, and controlled manner.
• Rewrite complicated Java applications into C++
• Optimize production code and other system components to achieve low-latency and high-throughput capabilities.

Qualifications and skills

• 5+ years of experience at an options market making firm
• Strong proficiency in modern C++
• Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency)
• Strong debugging, profiling, and performance-tuning skills
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment and familiar with system-level programming
• Possess strong intuition for selecting sensible default behaviors and parameter values
• Ability to translate business goals and ideas into scalable production code

Why Edgehog

• Small team advantage: Direct access to founders and senior team members from day one
• Ownership early: Manage real P&L and make meaningful impact within your first year
• Cutting-edge tech: Work with our proprietary models and low-latency trading systems built in-house
• Tight feedback loops: Monthly 1-on-1s with your mentor, quarterly reviews with leadership
• Chicago-based: Affordable cost of living, vibrant trading community

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% covered by the firm
• 401(k) with a 4% company match
• Unlimited paid time off and sick leave
• Free lunch, coffee, drinks, and snacks
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly happy hours and annual team events

• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Base salary represents just one part of overall compensation; all full-time, permanent roles are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including items in the above list.
• The base salary for this role is 150,000 - 175,000 USD per year