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DV Trading

C++ Software Engineer (DV Commodities - Chicago)

New YorkFrom $250kmidAdded today

About this role

DV Commodities seeks a senior C++ engineer to architect and build a next-generation event-driven trading platform handling execution, market data, and risk management for futures and commodities markets. You'll own the full stack from design to production, working on ultra-low-latency systems that power real trading operations across global exchanges.

What you'll do

  • Lead design and implementation of core C++ trading platform including execution engines, order management, market data pipelines, and risk systems
  • Design and maintain direct exchange connectivity for CME, ICE, and other futures venues using native protocols (iLink 3, MDP 3.0)
  • Optimize for extreme performance: lock-free structures, cache efficiency, kernel-bypass networking, and nanosecond-level latency measurement
  • Collaborate with trading desks, quants, and cross-functional teams to implement new features, pricing models, and execution algorithms
  • Build high-performance simulation and live trading components
  • Own systems end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support in live trading environments

What they're looking for

  • C++ (17/20) with templates, move semantics, memory models, and concurrency
  • Low-latency, high-throughput multi-threaded system design
  • Exchange protocols and market microstructure (iLink, MDP, ICE, FIX/SBE)
  • Linux/Unix, networking (TCP/UDP, multicast), kernel-bypass stacks (Onload, VMA, DPDK)
  • Performance profiling and optimization for trading systems
  • Futures, commodities, and energy markets domain knowledge
  • Distributed systems, databases (SQL, NoSQL, tick databases)
  • Python/NumPy/pandas for research and tooling
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DV Trading

DV Trading is a proprietary trading firm that develops high-performance, low-latency algorithmic trading platforms and systems. They are hiring software developers to build and optimize trading technology, as well as trade support engineers to monitor platforms, manage infrastructure, and support traders across their operations.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through your experience building low-latency trading systems—what were the latency targets and how did you achieve them?
  • Describe your hands-on work with exchange connectivity protocols like iLink or MDP. What challenges did you face?
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