Software Engineer
Glocap Tech
Chicago, IL0–2 yrs25m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 2 years · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- LinuxWindowsC++Data analysisData structures & algorithms
- Nice to have
- SQLPostgreSQLMySQL
- Work
- On-site in Chicago
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Listed
- Nov 7, 2026 · still open
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Role Overview
Seeking a driven, curious, and analytical Software Engineer to join a core technology team. This role involves designing, optimizing, and maintaining critical backend components of an electronic trading platform across Linux and Windows environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, low-latency C++ components across algorithm development, data analysis pipelines, and execution engine infrastructure.
- Write clean, reliable, and high-performance code adhering to modern C++ standards.
- Debug, profile, and optimize existing systems across Linux and Windows multi-platform environments.
- Work closely with quantitative researchers and systems engineers to implement trading strategy improvements and infrastructure enhancements.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Hands-on experience developing within Linux and/or Windows environments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Deep knowledge of modern C++, memory management, Standard Template Library (STL), templates, and concurrency.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity.
- 1–2 years of software engineering experience (exceptional new graduates will be considered).
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with network protocols and low-latency systems (sockets, UDP, RDMA, multicast).
- Practical experience with multithreading, concurrent systems, and lock-free programming.
- Experience working with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
- Prior exposure to quantitative, financial, or high-throughput scientific computing domains, or relevant open-source contributions.