Clear Street
Software Engineer - Low Touch Desk
About this role
Clear Street seeks an experienced software engineer to design and maintain high-performance trading systems for their Algorithmic Execution Services team. You'll develop low-latency order routing and algorithmic strategies on a modern cloud-native platform serving sophisticated investors across asset classes.
What you'll do
- Enhance and maintain core trading system components and support tools
- Design, develop, test, and deploy full-stack system improvements
- Build highly available, scalable mission-critical trading applications
- Develop low-latency order routing and algorithmic trading strategies
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and deliver new trading features
- Develop deep expertise in capital markets domain
What they're looking for
- Java and Python programming
- Low-latency, multi-threaded programming
- FIX and binary protocol experience
- Distributed systems architecture
- Linux environment development
- Oracle and Postgres databases
- Financial markets knowledge
- Performance optimization and systems tuning
Benefits
- Base salary $200,000–$250,000
- Company equity and 401k matching
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- In-office perks (lunch stipends, stocked kitchens, happy hours)
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Clear Street
Clear Street builds financial technology platforms for institutional trading, including AI-driven pre-trade analytics, risk management, real-time market data pipelines, and algorithmic execution services. The company is hiring Platform Engineers, Senior Software Engineers, and experienced Software Engineers to develop high-performance trading systems, internal developer infrastructure, and financial data platforms.
- Website
- clearstreet.io
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience building low-latency trading systems. What were the biggest performance bottlenecks you encountered and how did you optimize them?
- Describe your experience with FIX protocol and binary protocols. How have you used them to communicate with external counterparties in a production environment?