Execution Algo Engineer

Tier 1 Hedge Fund | Execution Team | Chicago & NYC

Join a high-performing execution team responsible for developing the systems and algorithms that drive trading activity across a leading investment firm. This team builds and maintains sophisticated execution strategies and trading infrastructure designed to help investment professionals achieve efficient, high-quality trade execution while supporting centralized risk controls.

If you enjoy tackling complex technical challenges, working alongside talented engineers, and seeing your work directly impact business outcomes, this opportunity offers a unique chance to do just that.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, develop, and enhance execution algorithms and trading-related automation tools
• Collaborate with experienced engineers to build scalable, high-performance trading systems
• Contribute to architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to maintain engineering excellence
• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Work closely with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to understand business needs and deliver impactful solutions

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience developing electronic execution or trading algorithms
• 5+ years of professional Java development experience within financial systems or trading environments
• Strong knowledge of multithreaded programming, concurrency, and lock-free design patterns
• Experience building distributed systems at scale
• Understanding of risk management concepts within trading environments
• Familiarity with AI-powered development tools for planning, coding, and testing workflows
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, results-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C#, C++, and/or modern web technologies such as React
• Exposure to low-latency system design and performance optimization techniques