Wolverine Trading - Pinpoint TEST
C++ Software Engineer – Latency-Critical Systems
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Design and optimize low-latency C++ systems, collaborating with traders and quants while continuously refining modern C++ skills.
Speed is a competitive edge. At Wolverine Trading, the engineers who build and maintain that edge aren't managing it from afar, they're in the codebase every day. We're looking for gritty C++ Software Engineer to join our Chicago-based engineering team, working onsite alongside the traders, quants, and engineers who depend on the systems you'll help build.
The work is challenging by design: hard performance problems, code that goes straight to production, and the ability to see your impact in live markets. If you care deeply about correctness, speed, and craft and you want to work in an environment where that's the norm, Wolverine is the place for you.
What You’ll Do
- Write and optimize performance-critical C++ across our low-latency systems, from order execution to market connectivity
- Profile, benchmark, and systematically eliminate bottlenecks at every level of the system
- Collaborate directly with quants and traders to understand performance requirements and translate them into clean, efficient code
- Own components end-to-end from implementation through testing and production deployment
- Continuously refine your understanding of modern C++ and apply it to hard, real-world problems
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- 2+ years of professional C++ experience with a genuine focus on performance and correctness
- Strong command of modern C++ (C++17/20), including concurrency, memory management, and the STL
- Solid grasp of algorithms, data structures, and low-level system behavior (Linux or Windows)
- Someone who takes ownership, thinks carefully about trade-offs, and takes pride in the quality of their code
- Most importantly: someone who wants to go deep, not broad
Why Join Us
Our flat organizational structure promotes teamwork across the Firm and offers easy access to senior staff. While we work exceptionally well as a team in the office, our bonds are further strengthened through company events, activities and giving back. Volleyball, soccer, hockey, 5K runs, picnic, parties, and trivia nights provide friendly competition and build better relationships. By getting out of our usual environment and doing out-of-the-ordinary things together, we foster creativity and broaden our imaginations to accomplish new challenges.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive salary & bonus opportunity
- Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits for single coverage
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Plans: 401K and Roth 401K
- Profit sharing plan
- Long- and short-term disability
Additional Perks:
- Free breakfast and lunch from our in-house kitchen with rotating menus (including snacks!)
- On-site gym with a subsidized membership
- Frequent company outings
- Opportunity to give back to organizations that help individuals in need in the Chicagoland area
Professional Development:
- In-house education team – classes and resources are offered for continuous learning opportunities
- Mentorship Program through your first six months of employment
The base compensation range for this role is approximately $110,000-$150,000 contingent on experience. Wolverine Trading's total compensation model includes base salary and an annual discretionary bonus.
About
Wolverine is a diversified financial institution specializing in proprietary trading, asset management, order execution services, and technology solutions. We are recognized as a market leader in derivatives valuation, trading, and value-added order execution across global equity, options, and futures markets. Our focus on innovation, achievement, and integrity serves the interests of our clients and colleagues. Wolverine is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York and London.
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