The Role
As a Junior Software Engineer, develop and improve critical trading applications, collaborate with team members, and take ownership of projects in a financial tech environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
What You’ll Do:
As a Junior Software Engineer, you will join our interdisciplinary team to conceptualize and author the technologies that power our trading activities in financial markets. As an integral member of an aggressive and nimble company, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges in programming, networking, technology and finance. Your initial responsibilities will include the development and improvement of our growing queue of critical trading applications that add significant value to Valkyrie’s bottom line.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree or a strong foundation in computers and programming
- Exceptional ability to produce clean, efficient code in C++ or C#
- Experience in building complete, multi-threaded server-client applications
- Knowledge of database and network technologies a plus
- Ability and willingness to take full ownership (design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, iterate) of projects
- Comfort resolving uncertainty and communicating for issue resolution
- Willing to work on a collaborative team
- Exemplary attention to detail and a deep interest in the financial industry
- Vision to solve today’s problems while building future solutions
- Entrepreneurial attitude with a keen attention to both structure and detail
- Comfort with both Windows and Linux environments
Please note we are unable to sponsor H1-B or F-1 STEM OPT for Junior roles at this time.
What You’ll Get:
- Competitive salaries and performance bonuses
- Direct mentoring from senior software engineers
- Top-tier medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Relocation assistance packages
- Generous vacation policy
- Training opportunities and continuing education
- Catered lunch, snacks, and beverages
- Group outings and company parties
- Casual dress environment
Salary range
- $140,000
- This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
Top Skills
C#
C++
Database Technologies
Linux
Multi-Threaded Applications
Networking Technologies
Windows
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The Company
What We Do
Valkyrie Trading, LLC was formed in Chicago in 2011 with the intent of embracing trading opportunities and technology in a modern marketplace. Positioned in the heart of the derivatives trading capital of the world, our firm is dedicated to tackling the complex and practical challenges offered by today’s dynamic financial markets by building high-performance automated trading systems.
