Senior Java Engineer - Trade Capture

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Salary

$200K-$225K Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

82% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Growth-stage Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Offered Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Senior Java Engineer - Trade Capture Chicago, Illinois, United States; New York, New York, United States Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research, systematic trading strategies, and cutting-edge trading technology. For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer, more transparent, and more efficient. We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better. The Role We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our TAPE team at CTC. The TAPE team owns and operates the firm's critical trade and positions system, delivering real-time risk awareness and seamless integration across every trading desk in the organization. As a key contributor to TAPE - our next-generation platform engineered for enhanced scalability, volume capacity, and support for sophisticated trading strategies - you will drive the modernization of our core infrastructure. This role presents an exciting opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges in distributed architecture, high-throughput processing, and ultra-low latency systems, while collaborating closely with both your immediate TAPE team members and the

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