Graduate Software Engineer

What you'll do:

• Complete a 4-week onboarding program covering our trading systems, options fundamentals, and low-latency engineering practices
• Design, implement, and optimize low-latency C++ applications used to execute trading strategies across CME, ICE, CBOE, and other exchanges
• Collaborate closely with traders, quants, and other engineers to translate trading ideas into robust, production-ready systems
• Maintain and improve our existing trading tools and infrastructure, and help build new ones from scratch
• Contribute to diagnostic assessments and data analysis to help the team prioritize the highest-impact work
• Work hands-on with our proprietary quoting systems, models, and options-pricing infrastructure
• Gradually transition into production ownership with senior mentorship and ongoing support

Qualifications and skills:

• In your final year of study toward a BA, BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in C++ (or a comparable systems language) and solid computer science fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, and concurrency
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment; familiarity with system-level programming is a plus
• Experience using AI agents to automate tasks and workflows is a plus
• Strong debugging instincts and a bias toward measuring before optimizing

Why Edgehog:

• Small team advantage: Direct access to founders and senior team members from day one
• Ownership early: Manage real P&L and make meaningful impact within your first year
• Cutting-edge tech: Work with our proprietary models and low-latency trading systems built in-house
• Tight feedback loops: Bi-weekly 1-on-1s with your mentor, quarterly reviews with leadership
• Chicago-based: Affordable cost of living, vibrant trading community

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% covered by the firm
• 401(k) with a 4% company match
• Unlimited paid time off and sick leave
• Free lunch, coffee, drinks, and snacks
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly happy hours and annual team events

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Base salary represents just one part of overall compensation; all full-time, permanent roles are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including items in the above list.

The base salary for this role is 140,000 USD per year