Platform Pipeline

CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment.

We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.

• History of working as a SWE IC on an application team, ideally from a software company with a proven mindset of shipping intraday changes
• Fluent in modern Python and development skills
• Comfortable with C++ and Java concepts 
• Observability experience
• Cloud engineering skills
  • Kubernetes
  • Containers (Docker, containerd, etc)
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
• Linux Skills
• Comfortable working with SQL
• Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture (CAP theorem, concurrency, scalability, fault-tolerance, eventual consistency, etc.) 
• Degree from a 4yr university, ideally in CS, SWE, CompE
• Electronic trading experience and/or familiarity with FIX/Exchange protocols is a plus

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 

If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com. Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.