Full-Time

Front-End Platform Developer

Deadline 10/1/26
Geneva Trading

Geneva Trading

201-500 employees

Proprietary trading liquidity provider in derivatives

Compensation Overview

$120k - $180k/yr

+ Performance-based bonus

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Data Visualization
SQL
Machine Learning
.NET
C#
OpenGL
Data Modeling
C/C++

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Requirements
  • Three to five years of professional software development experience.
  • Strong C# and .NET or .NET Framework experience building high-performance desktop applications.
  • Experience with real-time data processing using TCP, multicast, or similar high-throughput data feeds.
  • Experience rendering and interacting with large, rapidly updating datasets in a user interface context.
  • Familiarity with multithreading, lock-free patterns, and performance profiling and optimization.
  • Solid understanding of databases and data modeling, with SQL preferred.
  • Ability to communicate verbally, in writing, and through presentations in a fast-paced trading environment.
  • Ability to manage stakeholders and concurrent development initiatives while collaborating directly with traders or similarly collaborative end users, Support, and Technology teams.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain internal toolsets, dashboards, and supporting services used by Trading, Support, and Risk teams.
  • Partner with traders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
  • Develop and extend the current frontend trading platform and supporting application programming interfaces, including trade entry and management tools and technologies.
  • Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability through testing, monitoring, automation, refactoring, and production support.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with visualization application programming interface technologies such as DirectX or OpenGL.
  • Experience developing advanced user interface tools using frontend user interface development frameworks.
  • Experience developing servers or services with C++.
  • Experience building complex multithreaded applications, preferably using native threads and appropriate patterns.
  • Exposure to artificial intelligence or machine learning, particularly for automation or intelligent reporting.
  • Experience in trading, financial services, game development, or other high-reliability, time-sensitive environments.
  • Experience translating business requirements into clear, maintainable technical solutions.

Geneva Trading is a global proprietary trader in listed derivatives and other liquid markets, using its own capital to execute trading strategies that provide liquidity across exchanges and asset classes. It operates in areas like OTC energy trading and equity index futures, using advanced technology, high-fidelity data, and strong risk management to target market inefficiencies and price discrepancies. Its business model centers on acting as a liquidity provider to multiple exchanges, supported by professional teams and global offices in Chicago, Dublin, and London. Unlike many firms, Geneva Trading emphasizes a long-standing, entrepreneurial culture and a dedicated environment for risk takers, quants, and sophisticated traders to perform. The company aims to maximize trader and team performance, deliver consistent profitability, and align stakeholder interests through disciplined risk management and teamwork.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Geneva posted 13 open quant roles in July 2026, signaling active growth.
  • The March 2026 Global Head of Risk Management role shows continued institutionalization.
  • Internship recruiting and junior roles create a pipeline from campus to full-time hires.

What critics are saying

  • Trading PTF margins compress if systematic rivals outspend Geneva on AI infrastructure.
  • London OTC oil and discretionary desks face concentrated key-person risk within months.
  • No public 2025-2026 capital raise or expansion disclosure signals limited balance-sheet transparency.

What makes Geneva Trading unique

  • Chicago, Dublin, and London offices support cross-market recruiting and execution.
  • Geneva Trading still markets proprietary risk-taking, technology, and alpha generation in 2026.
  • June 2026 postings span traders, AI engineering, risk, and system operations.

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Benefits

Competitive salary & performance-based incentives

Health, dental, & vision benefits

HSA & FSA

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Pet insurance

Generous PTO

Retirement benefits & company match

EAP, wellness program, & stocked kitchen

Commuter benefits

Training & tuition reimbursement

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