Trading Strategy Software Engineer

About this role

BlackEdge Capital seeks a Trading Strategy Software Engineer to build high-performance, nanosecond-level trading systems in C++ integrated with FPGA hardware and machine learning models. You'll own performance-critical code from architecture through production, working alongside hardware engineers and researchers in an early-stage, technically ambitious initiative.

What you'll do

• Design and optimize nanosecond-level trading systems in C++, managing full lifecycle from architecture to live production
• Collaborate with FPGA hardware engineers to co-design software/hardware boundaries and optimize signal-to-order latency
• Integrate machine learning models from research into production automated trading systems
• Maintain clean, pragmatic codebase prioritizing simplicity and clarity over complexity
• Work directly with researchers and traders to move trading signals from concept to deployment

What they're looking for

• Modern C++ in performance-critical systems
• Operating system design and tuning (cache, memory, concurrency)
• Low-latency system architecture and design
• FPGA integration and software/hardware co-design
• Systems-level performance optimization
• Kernel bypass networking (DPDK, OpenOnload)
• Machine learning model deployment
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with significant performance-based upside
• Transparent bonus structure tied directly to firm profit and individual performance
• Chicago-based with remote work support
• Early-stage initiative with real ownership and ability to shape systems from the ground up
• Hands-on work alongside executive team and technical leaders