clearstreet

Software Engineer - Low Touch Desk

At a Glance

Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Work Regime
hybrid
Experience
10+ years
Compensation
fer: The Base Salary Range is $200,000 - $275,000. These ranges are representat
Posted
2026-04-18T06:36:41-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

JavaLinuxPython

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering
  • Finance

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are

Requirements

Ideally 10+ years of experience in developing high-performance algorithmic financial applications.

Strong computer programming skills using C++, Python and Java in a Linux environment.Strong understanding of financial markets.

Experience with multi-threaded programming and distributed application architecture.

Experience with modern software development practices and tools.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an Experienced Software Engineer to join our Algorithm / Research team, focusing on the design, development and maintenance of high-performance trading systems and their underlying algorithms.

Enhance existing trading strategies and develop tools to support them.

Design, develop, test and deploy new strategies, algorithms and tools.

Play a pivotal role in evolving our platform as we expand our client base.

Acquire a deep understanding of our systems to influence future design decisions.

Team

Clear Street’s Execution Algorithm / Research team focuses on creating innovative strategies that meet our clients’ order execution needs. We work closely with our desk traders and sales team to discover new opportunities to enhance client order flow and execution performance.

About the Company

Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale.

We give our clients the technology, tools, and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow.

For more information, visit

https://clearstreet.io

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