Aquatic Capital Management

Software Engineer, Production Platform

Aquatic Capital Management · Chicago

Posted 13 days ago

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This role has been open
13 days
Aquatic Capital Management's roles stay open a median of 64 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Aquatic Capital Management's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Aquatic Capital Management
high
8 stale, 0 reposted of 9 open
Hiring momentum
10 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-06

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About this role

As a Software Engineer on the Production Platform team at Aquatic, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the systems that deploy code, models, and data into live trading environments. Your role will involve collaborating with various teams to automate processes, enhance observability, and improve the reliability of production systems. You will also set engineering standards and ensure that the platform is clean, maintainable, and well-documented.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 4+ years of professional software development experience
  • Strong python skills and familiarity with Java and C++
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems, deployment pipelines, or internal developer platforms
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, configuration generation and management, workload orchestration (Nomad, Kubernetes, or similar), and production debugging
  • Comfortable operating in production environments where uptime, latency, and correctness are of highest importance

Nice to have

  • Exposure to trading systems, market data, or model lifecycle management in production

What you get

  • Fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
  • Competitive 401k plan
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Casual dress
  • Snacks, lunch, game room

Worth weighing

  • Base salary range is broad ($150,000 to $300,000) and may include significant discretionary bonuses
  • Role involves high visibility and impact on the firm's operations
  • Candidates should be comfortable with a fast-paced and ambitious work environment

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