Senior Software Engineer – Low Latency Trading / Core Java

Hudson Manpower
  • Chicago, Illinois
    5 days ago

    Job Description

    Job description

    Job Summary

    We are seeking a Senior Core Java Engineer with recent, hands-on experience developing low- or ultra-low-latency electronic trading systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of actual trading workflows and experience building performance-sensitive backend systems.

    Location: Chicago, IL – Hybrid (2 days onsite required)
    Type: Long-term Contract

    Preferred Background

    Candidates with experience in the following areas are highly preferred:

    • Matching engines

    • Order books

    • Market data processing

    • Exchange connectivity

    • Order routing

    • Trading gateways

    • Other performance-sensitive backend trading systems

    • Experience within trading firms, banks, or exchanges

    Job requirements

    Required Skills & Experience

    • Strong expertise in Core Java

    • Recent hands-on experience with low-latency or ultra-low-latency electronic trading

    • Strong understanding of market data, order books, and trading logic

    • Excellent knowledge of multithreading and concurrency

    • Experience with TCP/UDP networking

    • Strong Linux experience

    • Proven experience with production performance and latency troubleshooting

    • Experience developing performance-sensitive backend trading systems

    Important Candidate Requirements

    Candidates must have actual low-latency trading development experience. Financial-services experience alone is not sufficient.

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois
    Websitehttps://www.hudsonmanpower.com

    Skills

    • Concurrencyunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Javaunmatched
    • Multithreaded Programmingunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Trading Systemsunmatched

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