Junior Infrastructure Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States | Full-time

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Sunrise Futures is looking to hire a talented Junior Infrastructure System Engineer to join our technology team.

The Role:

  • Providing technical expertise to support and troubleshoot our production environment in real time
  • Working collaboratively with the technology and business teams on our trading and research platforms
  • Analyzing complex technical issues and creating solutions proactively
  • Designing and implementing high quality software solutions used for algorithmic trading, exchange connectivity, and research

The Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
  • Problem solvers who are driven, self-motivated, and "outside of the box" thinkers
  • Strong programming skills and good understanding of data structures and algorithms
  • Ability to work afternoon shift hours, approximately 10am-8pm Central Time
  • Linux user experience
  • Desire and interest to develop a career in the financial industry
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Motivated, dependable, and responsible team players

*Candidates who are able to start in March are highly preferred* 

The Company:

At Sunrise Futures, we bring science to trading. We have built a perfect combination of an algorithmic trading engine, a scientific research laboratory, and a technology venture. We harness the combined power of our industry-leading research platform, cutting-edge technology, and highly talented team to produce algorithmic trading strategies in markets all around the globe. By putting a tremendous emphasis on scientific trading, we have had a growing profit stream ever since our inception.

Sunrise Futures is a mix of computer scientists, physicists, engineers, and mathematicians – but in a nutshell – we are all problem solvers. At Sunrise we strive to maintain a highly collaborative and productive environment. By selecting only individuals who we truly believe are a good match for the firm and vice versa, we have built an exceptional team and workplace where everyone can thrive, learn and excel to their maximum potential.

The Benefits:

  • Paid time off and sick leave
  • Fully covered medical and dental insurance premiums
  • Generous 401(k) match
  • Daily catered lunches plus fully stocked kitchens with snacks
  • Free gym membership
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • RTA commuter plan
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Frequent company events, happy hours and more!