Software Engineer

[Applicants: Over 200 applicants | Industry: Investment Management, Capital Markets, and Financial Services | Type: Full-time | Level: Mid-Senior level] C++ Software Engineer - ChicagoThe RoleVenture Search is proud to partner with a leading global proprietary trading firm operating at the intersection of technology, mathematics, and markets. You’ll collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and other engineers to design, optimize, and evolve high-throughput platforms that directly impact trading performance.What You’ll Be Working OnDesigning and developing low-latency, high-throughput C++ systemsPerformance optimization across the stack: CPU, memory, networking, and OSBuilding and tuning HPC-style architectures for real-time workloadsProfiling, benchmarking, and eliminating performance bottlenecksWriting clean, modern C++ for systems that demand correctness and speedWorking with cutting-edge hardware and Linux-based environmentsWhat We’re Looking ForStrong professional experience in modern C++ (C++17/20 or later)Deep understanding of low-level systems programmingProven experience with performance optimization and profilingSolid knowledge of computer architecture, concurrency, and memory modelsExperience with Linux internals, networking, or kernel-adjacent workAbility to reason about performance trade-offs in complex systemsNice to HaveBackground in proprietary trading, HFT, or market-driven systemsExperience with lock-free programming, custom allocators, or SIMDFamiliarity with RDMA, TCP/UDP tuning, or FPGA-adjacent workflowsStrong academic background in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics