Sr. Engineering Specialist

Sr. Engineering Specialist 📍 Hybrid – Chicago (Tues–Thurs Onsite) 💰 $150,000–$175,000 Base + Bonus + Strong BenefitsA rapidly growing fintech company is building a next-generation prediction market platform in partnership with leading global brokerage and trading firms. This platform is focused on transforming how markets generate insight and forecast real-world events through scalable, market-driven technology.We are seeking a Sr. Engineering Specialist to help design and build the cloud-based distributed systems powering core exchange, instrument management, settlement, and clearing infrastructure.This is an opportunity to work on highly scalable, low-latency systems in a collaborative, engineering-first environment solving technically complex problems at scale.What You’ll DoDesign and develop core distributed systems and microservices architectureBuild scalable infrastructure supporting:instrument managementsettlementsclearing workflowsexchange systemsDevelop customer-facing APIs using:RESTWebSocketFIX (plus)Work closely with Staff Engineers on architecture and technical strategyBuild fault-tolerant systems leveraging:KafkaPostgreSQLin-memory processingImprove performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainabilityPartner with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutionsParticipate in production support and on-call rotationsWhat We’re Looking For5+ years of software engineering experienceStrong experience building high-performance distributed systemsAdvanced Java expertise, including:concurrencyJVM behaviormemory managementperformance optimizationExperience with:microservices architectureKafkaPostgreSQLREST APIsWebSocket APIsExperience building scalable, highly available systems handling:high throughputlow latencyreal-time processingNice to HaveFIX protocol experienceFinancial markets experienceFutures/options/derivatives knowledgeTrading systems or exchange infrastructure experienceEducationBachelor’s degree in:Computer ScienceSoftware Engineeringor related technical discipline preferredCompensation & BenefitsBase Salary: $150,000–$175,000Bonus eligible401(k) with employer matchMedical, dental, and vision coverageStrong employer healthcare contributionPaid time off and additional benefitsAdditional DetailsHybrid schedule: onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in ChicagoNo visa sponsorship available for this roleCandidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorshipIf you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, building scalable systems from the ground up, and working on cutting-edge financial infrastructure, we’d love to connect.#Java #SoftwareEngineering #DistributedSystems #Kafka #Microservices #FinTech #BackendEngineering #ChicagoTech #Hiring #EngineeringJobs