Senior Software Engineer II (Exchange Connectivity)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer II (Exchange Connectivity): Building and maintaining high-performance exchange connectivity components for a leading retail trading platform with an accent on low-latency market data handling and order routing. Focus on designing robust, fault-tolerant systems that interface directly with global financial exchanges using C++ or Rust.

Location: Must be based in Chicago, IL (Hybrid: In-office Tuesday-Thursday).

Salary: $140,000–$190,000 USD + 10% target bonus.

Company

hirify.global is an industry-leading futures brokerage and trading platform provider dedicated to empowering over 2 million traders worldwide with cutting-edge software and brokerage services.

What you will do

• Design and implement exchange connectivity components across multiple asset classes and protocols.
• Develop and maintain market data handlers, order gateways, and reference data processors.
• Create APIs to expose exchange services via REST, WebSocket, and event bus mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Trading OMS, FCM, and infrastructure teams to ensure system reliability.
• Optimize trading and data flows for low latency, high throughput, and fault tolerance.
• Support live production trading systems by diagnosing connectivity and latency issues.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in the trading industry, ideally with C++ or Rust.
• Proven experience building exchange connectivity and market data systems across multiple venues.
• Strong understanding of network programming, multicast UDP, TCP, and asynchronous I/O.
• Deep knowledge of trading industry specifications such as FIX and SBE.
• Must be based in Chicago, IL and able to work in a hybrid office environment.
• Experience supporting live trading systems in production environments.

Nice to have

• Performance profiling and tuning using tools like perf, VTune, or Wireshark.
• Expert-level Linux knowledge including kernel tuning and PTP clock synchronization.
• Experience with low-latency networking, kernel bypass, or FPGA acceleration.
• Familiarity with exchange protocols like ITCH, OUCH, FIX/FAST, CME MDP, or Eurex ETI.
• Experience building resilient distributed systems handling failover and state synchronization.

Culture & Benefits

• 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match.
• Generous PTO policy including 18 days of accrual plus 12 total paid holidays.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage.
• Life and disability insurance covered 100% by the company.
• Dynamic culture focused on professional development and employee recognition.