Clear Street
Software Engineer - Low Touch Desk
$200K–$250K
Chicago, IL +1 · Full-time · Posted Dec 12, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL, United States - Experience
- Ideally 10+ years developing high-performance algorithmic financial applications.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Math, or a related STEM field.
About the job
Develop and maintain high-performance algorithmic trading systems for Clear Street’s electronic trading platform, including low-latency order routing and execution features.
What you'll do
- Improve core system components and support tools; design, develop, test, and deploy enhancements.
- Build highly available, horizontally scalable, mission-critical trading applications.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and deliver features while developing expertise in the financial markets domain.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Math, or a related STEM field.
- Strong programming skills using Java and Python in a Linux environment.
- Strong understanding of financial markets; relevant experience with FIX and binary protocols communicating with counterparties.
- Experience with low latency, multi-threaded programming, distributed application architecture, and computer systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with publish/subscribe multicast protocols and optimizing critical code paths.
- Experience in unit test development or familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker.
Pay
USD $200,000 - $250,000 base salary
Tools
Java, Python, C++, Linux, FIX, Oracle, Postgres, Docker
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