C++ Developer (Experienced)

About the role

3Red Partners, a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, is seeking a C++ Developer to join the team. Our team has extensive, global experience in a wide variety of asset classes, risk management, and leading trading technologies. We focus our efforts on hiring extremely talented and motivated individuals to collaborate with each other and be on the forefront of leveraging technology and math to implement sophisticated trading strategies.

The C++ Developer will have the opportunity to work in one of our offices focusing on all aspects of our high-frequency trading system. We are seeking a candidate that is looking for an opportunity to make a real impact, deliver value, and work within an experienced team.

Your impact:

• Help shape and build the next generation of high-performance, low-latency trading systems, contributing directly to the evolution of our core trading technology
• Implement, test, and deploy trading system features and tools to meet evolving business needs
• Monitor and optimize low-latency trading system performance, ensuring market data and research resource utilization issues are identified, tracked, and addressed
• Collaborate closely with the team to evaluate ideas, discuss performance optimizations, refactor existing implementations, and assess updates to operating systems, libraries, and internal frameworks
• Investigate opportunities to improve trading system performance and functionality; proactively diagnose, debug, and resolve issues as they arise

Your skills:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 2+ years of relevant full-time professional experience 
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17, C++20, or C++23) in a Linux environment
• Deep understanding of modern C++ language features, best practices, and programming paradigms
• Ability to develop efficient, maintainable, and high-performance C++ software
• Experience interfacing with hardware and working in low-level or systems programming environments is highly desirable
• Familiarity with user-space networking technologies and frameworks is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to develop robust, performance-critical software

Our perks:

3Red offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. In addition to a base salary, we offer performance-based bonuses, reflecting our commitment to rewarding excellence. We also provide comprehensive health benefits, a 401k plan, commuter and wellness reimbursements, as well as several learning and development perks. Our casual dress code, weekly lunches, and team events foster a welcoming and collaborative workplace culture. At our Chicago headquarters, we enhance the workday with fully stocked pantries offering snacks and drinks, a Zen Room for relaxation, and an environment designed to support productivity and well-being.

The expected base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $250,000, depending on qualifications, experience, and skills.

3Red Partners does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party vendors. Any unsolicited resumes will become property of our team.