Citadel Securities · Market maker · New York · Mid-level · $225k · Posted 2026-09-07
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Job Description
We’re looking for driven innovators and optimizers who are excited about cutting-edge technology and making a measurable impact. If you’re passionate, obsessed with performance, and excited to work where nanoseconds matter, read on.
What You’ll Do
Solve What Matters: Break down intricate challenges and deliver clear, elegant solutions that drive real world outcomes
Build and Scale: Design, build and maintain high performance systems that are the backbone of our trading infrastructure
Optimize Everything: Continuously push the limits of latency, reliability, and throughput in a distributed environment
Partner and Deliver: Collaborate directly with traders, researchers, and fellow engineers to deliver ideas into production
Own it in production: Take pride in running your code live – Monitoring, supporting and improving it every day
What we are looking for
Deep experience in C++ with a passion for clean, performant code
A strong grasp of multithreading, concurrency, and distributed systems
Curious and innovative: you explore how things work and you drive improvement
Clear, considerate communication and thrive in a high-ownership environment
Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Background in Trading or finance is a plus but not required
Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel Securities, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.
In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $300,000.
In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program, as well as medical and life insurance, retirement and tax-free savings plans, and access to other healthcare programs.
About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with capital access, deep liquidity, and trading solutions across a broad array of financial products. At the heart of our business are the investments and insight we make for our clients. For more information, visit citadelsecurities.com.