BlackEdge Capital
Trading Strategy Software Engineer
Chicago +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 19, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
About the job
Build and optimize nanosecond-level trading systems, integrate FPGA hardware, and bring machine learning signals into live automated trading.
What you'll do
- Design, optimize, and own C++ trading software from architecture through production.
- Co-design FPGA integration and the software/hardware boundary with hardware engineers.
- Work with researchers to develop and deploy machine learning signals in the automated trading system.
What they ask for
- Strong command of modern C++ in performance-critical systems.
- Deep understanding of operating systems, cache behavior, memory, and concurrency.
- Demonstrated ability to design and reason about latency-critical software.
- Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with FPGAs, HLS, or software/hardware co-design.
- Experience with kernel-bypass networking, low-level network programming, machine learning, quantitative research, production model deployment, futures markets, or market microstructure.
Tools
C++, FPGA, HLS, ef_vi, OpenOnload, DPDK
AI focus
Integrate machine learning signals into the automated trading system, from research and development through production.
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