Date Posted: 05/28/2025
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 483312
Industry: Financial Services
Job Title: Senior C Developer
Job Location: Chicago, IL, USA, 60603
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Three Times a Week is mandatory
Shift: Anchor Days: Tuesday to Thursday Hours: 8am to 5pm CST
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 10
Min Hourly Rate ($): 90.00
Max Hourly Rate ($): 100.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, C , CI/CD tools, Linux, PERL, Python, SQL, UNIX
Experience Desired: Programming Experience in C (15 yrs); Scripting experience in Python or Shell (7 yrs); Cloud experience in Azure or AWS (7 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education: Master's Degree
Job Description
Required Education
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
Preferred Education:
• Master's degree preferred.
Required Skills
• Expert-level C (C+ or later) on Linux/Unix.
• Multi-threaded application design (concurrency, synchronization, performance tuning).
• Scripting languages: Python, Perl, or shell scripting.
• Database technologies: SQL/NoSQL, caching systems.
• Distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Understanding of hedge funds, private equity, or trading systems.
• Familiarity with financial instruments and markets.
• Agile development, CI/CD pipelines.
• UNIX IPC (sockets, shared memory, semaphores).
Preferred Skills
• Trading application development (real-time data, FIX protocol, etc.).
• WinForms, .NET, or desktop app development.
• Cloud-native development (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes).
• Open-source contributions or public code samples.Role: Senior C Developer (Contractor)
Required Soft Skills:
• Leadership in ambiguous, cross-functional projects.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and develop low-latency, high-throughput C subsystems.
• Improve performance, functionality, and stability of existing systems.
• Partner with business teams to deliver solutions for complex financial workflows.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Advocate for modern practices (Agile, CI/CD, microservices).
Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.
Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.
Benefits:
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California Pay Equity:
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.
Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
Rose International has an official agreement (ID ), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify).
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