Belvedere Trading
Senior C++ Software Engineer
$175K–$250K
Chicago, Illinois · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of experience with C++ programming and Python scripting.
- Education
- A degree in computer science or any related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Sponsorship is not available for this position.
About the job
Designs, builds, and maintains high-performance market data and trading systems, including market-data feed processing and exchange-protocol implementation.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize scalable trading applications and highly available systems with traders.
- Maintain, support, and troubleshoot critical trading applications; improve development efficiency and reduce operational risk.
- Deliver reliable systems through automated testing, peer code review, and engineering best practices.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience with C++ programming and Python scripting.
- Experience in high-performance, multithreaded network programming.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline; experience with financial market concepts, including options trading and engineering.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated success delivering automated trading systems.
- Experience with exchange protocols such as CME and Cboe.
Pay
USD 175,000–250,000 per year base salary
Tools
C++, Python, CME, Cboe
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