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Software Engineer | GUI

Jump Trading
🇺🇸ChicagoSeniorFull-time$200k–$250kPosted July 15, 2026

About the Role

This role is part of the Realtime Apps team at Jump Trading, focused on building world-class trading tools for visualization and trading across global markets. You will develop the next generation of high-performance, data-dense GUI applications that deliver real-time market data to traders with a strong emphasis on tick-to-screen latency, performance, and visual clarity.

As a senior engineer, you will focus on low-level rendering, graphics pipelines, and efficient data delivery to the browser using modern web technologies. You will help shape technical direction, mentor teammates, and establish best practices for building world-class GUI systems while working across frontend and backend boundaries.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building high-performance GUI applications
  • Strong experience with React and modern web application architecture
  • Deep understanding of low-level rendering pipelines and rendering techniques
  • Hands-on experience with WebAssembly (WASM), Web APIs, WebGPU, WebGL, or equivalent graphics technologies
  • Experience building real-time, data-intensive web applications
  • Solid full-stack fundamentals and the ability to work across frontend and backend boundaries
  • Strong focus on performance, memory usage, and responsiveness under heavy data loads
  • Ability to write clean, testable code and provide constructive code reviews
  • Desire to take technical ownership, influence architecture, and mentor other engineers

What You'll Get

  • $200k–$250k base salary
  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
  • Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
  • Paid vacation plus paid holidays
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness Programs