Jump Trading
Software Engineer | GUI
$200K–$250K
Chicago +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States - Experience
- 5+ years building high-performance GUI applications.
About the job
Build high-performance, data-dense GUI applications that deliver real-time market data to traders, focusing on rendering, latency, performance, and visual clarity.
What you'll do
- Develop low-level rendering, graphics pipelines, and efficient browser data delivery.
- Shape technical direction, mentor teammates, and establish GUI engineering best practices.
- Build responsive real-time interfaces that perform under heavy data loads.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience building high-performance GUI applications.
- Strong experience with React and modern web application architecture.
- Deep understanding of low-level rendering pipelines and rendering techniques.
- Hands-on experience with WebAssembly (WASM), Web APIs, WebGPU, WebGL, or equivalent graphics technologies.
Nice to have
- Experience optimizing rendering for large, frequently updating datasets; familiarity with browser internals and performance profiling tools.
- Experience with Rust or C++; background in trading, finance, or other real-time data-driven domains.
Pay
$200,000 — $250,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
React, WebAssembly (WASM), Web APIs, WebGPU, WebGL, Rust, C++
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