Valkyrietrading58mo ago

Junior Software Engineer

United States·ChicagoFull Timeentry

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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.

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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.

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

Must have valid, ongoing, unrestricted authorization to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored or self-initiated immigration filings.

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

$140,000

This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Valkyrie’s vision is to be an organization where curious, driven, and innovative people are able to compete and win in the world’s most competitive landscape – the financial markets. Daily competition in the financial markets provides the ideal arena to push ourselves further as we are ever striving to grow, improve, and win. We recognize that there are extraordinary opportunities to be had every day, and by exploring, collaborating, and building, we can accomplish remarkable results together.