- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Internship
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Internship
- Source
- Loxo
Description
A fast-growing proprietary trading business is hiring a C++ developer to build and improve automated trading systems and help productise internal platforms. The firm trades listed derivatives and equities and is expanding into additional asset classes. You’ll work in a small, high-impact team where engineers contribute directly to strategy performance, infrastructure, and commercial tooling.
Responsibilities
- Build and enhance low-latency trading systems and algorithms
- Improve core platform performance, scalability, and reliability
- Help turn internal tools into external-facing products
- Partner with traders and researchers to deliver technical solutions
- Analyse data to support strategy development and validation
- Develop risk, monitoring, and reporting tools
Requirements
- Strong C++ (Linux/server-side)
- Experience with multithreading, low-latency or real-time systems
- Solid understanding of data structures, networking, and system design
- Ability to learn quickly and work across a distributed trading stack
Nice to Have
- Background in trading or financial markets
- High-performance/low-latency optimisation experience
- Knowledge of databases and additional programming languages
Profile
- Hands-on, adaptable engineer who enjoys solving complex problems
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, collaborative environment
- Motivated by ownership and visible impact
Skills
Linux