We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm. You'll find us headquartered in the historic Chicago Board of Trade building, where we first opened our doors in 1997. Over 20 years ago, we were among the first firms to develop sophisticated proprietary technology in our trading business. Today, we continue to leverage our technical ingenuity and operational excellence across several investment areas, spanning early-to-mid stage growth capital, operational control, trading and esports. Throughout the years, we've built and operated several financial technology firms and we continue to evolve.   

On the Core team, you’ll be responsible for: 

• Consuming and distributing high frequency market data feeds 
• Building tools and practices to allow all teams to effectively manage their services on a cloud native stack 
• Advocate and drive our continuous integration and delivery processes 
• Creating improvements in stability, performance, and scalability across major business-critical systems. 
• Optimizing and monitoring critical path performance. 
• Troubleshooting production issues quickly and efficiently. 

You’ll gain loads of experience in this role but before you do, you should have: 

• Proficiency in Go or Java. Python and C++ is nice to have! 
• Experience with Cloud Native technologies, especially Docker and Kubernetes 
• At least 4 years of experience building distributed systems 
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related. 
• Trading or finance industry experience is preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. 
• Familiarity with Linux platform. 
• Effective communication skills. 
• Passion for mentoring engineers and building software as part of a team 

Does our Engineering DNA Match yours?   

• We collaborate in small, agile teams to learn and develop innovative technology  
• We like to develop impactful features fast so we can share directly with our end-users and iterate quickly  
• We’re focused on well-defined software delivery and continuous learning  
• People are everything and our support for each other is abundant 
• Through open source technology, we continue to evolve our tech stacks while looking for ways to contribute back to the community 

• Whether you’re new to our tech stack or an expert, we encourage each team member to experiment with new technologies and take ownership of projects.   
• We love to have fun and dedicate time to exploring new technologies and ideas through Tech Days and Hackathons.  

*Due to the unprecedented situation of COVID-19, PEAK6 has decided to protect our current and future employees by managing our business remotely. This is inclusive of interviewing, onboarding and each role day-to-day. Please consider that our roles will not be remote long-term and will return to a hybrid office setting once we're safe to do so following the guidance of local health authorities and the CDC.

*PEAK6 currently requires all employees as a condition of employment to either be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. The CDC defines "fully vaccinated" as two weeks after the second dose for Pfizer and Moderna, and two weeks after the single dose of Johnson & Johnson. PEAK6 will also require proof of vaccination and/or testing.  PEAK6 will also consider requests for exemption from these requirements as a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs.

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