Senior Software Developer at eagle-seven

Compensation

$160,000/yr

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Jul 23, 2026

Description

Eagle Seven is hiring a Senior Software Developer to build performance-sensitive distributed systems for firmwide positions, PnL, risk services, messaging, and data pipelines that process high-volume trading and market data. The role emphasizes low-latency, high-availability, fault-tolerant design, close collaboration with trading and engineering teams, and deep expertise in modern C++, Linux/Unix, networking, SQL, and debugging tools. The position is full-time with a base salary starting at $160,000 plus a discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Required Skills

C++
Distributed systems
Low-latency systems
SQL
Linux/Unix
Debugging tools
Multithreading

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years developing high-performance distributed systems
Preferred Qualifications: Modern C++ expertise with multithreading, lock-free programming, and memory model knowledge
Relational database design and SQL, preferably PostgreSQL
Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals
GDB, Wireshark, and tcpdump
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

About eagle-seven

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Eagle Seven is a privately held proprietary trading firm specializing in providing liquidity to financial markets in the US and around the world. It executes trading strategies across listed derivatives and securities markets on numerous global exchanges, using its own capital and not answering to third party investors or clients.

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