Skip to main content

Valkyrie Trading

Junior Software Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Work
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Entry level
Function
Engineering
Pay
From $140K a year (read from the ad)
Posted
61 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $140K a year, is 33% above the median of $105K for entry level engineering jobs in Chicago (middle half $88K – $150K, 33 jobs that state pay).

551 engineering jobs open in Chicago: 15% remote, 111 posted in the last 30 days.

Wondering how well you fit this one? OptiTalent Career checks each requirement against your own record, privately. About OptiTalent Career →

About the role

What You’ll Do

As a Junior Software Engineer, you will join our interdisciplinary team to conceptualize and author the technologies that power our trading activities in financial markets. As an integral member of an aggressive and nimble company, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges in programming, networking, technology and finance. Your initial responsibilities will include the development and improvement of our growing queue of critical trading applications that add significant value to Valkyrie’s bottom line.

What You’ll Need

  • Bachelor’s degree or a strong foundation in computers and programming
  • Exceptional ability to produce clean, efficient code in C++ or C#
  • Experience in building complete, multi-threaded server-client applications
  • Knowledge of database and network technologies a plus
  • Ability and willingness to take full ownership (design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, iterate) of projects
  • Comfort resolving uncertainty and communicating for issue resolution
  • Willing to work on a collaborative team
  • Exemplary attention to detail and a deep interest in the financial industry
  • Vision to solve today’s problems while building future solutions
  • Entrepreneurial attitude with a keen attention to both structure and detail
  • Comfort with both Windows and Linux environments
  • Be eligible to start a full-time role within the January 2027 – August 2027 timeframe.
  • Must have valid, ongoing, unrestricted authorization to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored or self-initiated immigration filings.

What You’ll Get

  • Competitive salaries and performance bonuses
  • Direct mentoring from senior software engineers
  • Top-tier medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Relocation assistance packages
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Training opportunities and continuing education
  • Catered lunch, snacks, and beverages
  • Group outings and company parties
  • Casual dress environment

Salary range

  • $140,000
  • This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Our Vision

Valkyrie’s vision is to be an organization where curious, driven, and innovative people are able to compete and win in the world’s most competitive landscape – the financial markets. Daily competition in the financial markets provides the ideal arena to push ourselves further as we are ever striving to grow, improve, and win. We recognize that there are extraordinary opportunities to be had every day, and by exploring, collaborating, and building, we can accomplish remarkable results together.

Source

Posted by Valkyrie Trading on their own hiring page, jobs.lever.co. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 12:10 UTC; the original is the reference.

View the original ad ↗

More at Valkyrie Trading

  • Valkyrie Trading · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    On-siteFull-timeMid level$87.5K – $145K a yearEngineering

    As a Trade Support Engineer, you'll sit on the front line of our trading operations, working shoulder-to-shoulder with traders, developers, and quantitative researchers to keep the production trading environment healthy, stable, and fast. This is a hands-on, high-impact role:…

  • Valkyrie Trading · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    On-siteFull-timeMid level$155K – $190K a yearData & AI

    At Valkyrie, Quantitative Researchers are expected to apply their quantitative skill set to solve challenging problems in financial modeling, algorithm development, and system optimizations. In this role, you will have an opportunity to work with traders and software developers…

  • Valkyrie Trading · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    On-siteFull-timeEntry level$140K a yearFinance

    At Valkyrie, Derivatives Traders are responsible for operating our proprietary trading system and being fully responsible for day-to-day PnL and risk. You’re directly facing the market every day and seeing the immediate impact of your decisions. After completing our rigorous…

  • Valkyrie Trading · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    On-siteFull-timeEntry level$150K – $160K a yearFinance

    Derivatives Traders are expected to own, maintain, grow, and be responsible for key revenue streams for one or more products on our trading desks. In this role, you will be responsible for all risk and inventory held by the trading team, and expected to leverage your experience…