Overview and Job Description

OneChronos is seeking a software engineer to design and optimize high-performance trading systems that power our periodic auction matching infrastructure. This is a systems programming role focused on low-latency, high-throughput distributed computing, with exposure to infrastructure and DevOps. The ideal candidate has experience building real-time, performance-sensitive systems and thrives in a collaborative, research-driven environment at the intersection of mechanism design and financial markets.

As a software engineer at OneChronos, your work will span order and data workflow, periodic auction execution, system reliability, and performance optimization, ensuring the platform is efficient, fault-tolerant, and capable of handling complex trade matching at scale.

About (www.OneChronos.com)

OneChronos is a technology company of diverse thinkers innovating at the intersection of capital markets, mechanism design, and operations research, working to grow the global GDP by designing and operating matching markets leveraging advances in auction theory and artificial intelligence. Our software and systems are developed in house and match billions of dollars per day of security transactions.

Skills and Qualifications

3+ years of professional software engineering experience
Passion for the craft of writing high-quality code meant to be read and easily understood by a growing team
Proficiency in a systems-level programming language (e.g., Rust, C++, Java), with Rust being a plus
A polyglot mindset
Highly detail-oriented, with a focus on ensuring correctness, consistency, and reliability
Passionate about low-latency, high-performance computing, and memory management
Comfort working with large-scale data pipelines and event-driven architectures
Ability to write clean, well-tested code and collaborate in a highly technical team
Hands-on experience with production systems and an understanding of operational challenges
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment best practices

Benefits at OneChronos include

Competitive compensation (salary, potential bonus, potential ownership interest)
Hybrid working flexibility
Healthcare insurance/healthcare insurance allowance (geography dependent)
Health & Wellness allowance
Competitive vacation policy
Competitive Pension Plan
Office snacks and drinks
Travel season ticket loan
Significant daily opportunities to be challenged, learn and grow
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of people who care about each-others progress as much as that of the business success
Ability to be excited about and proud of your business. Everyday

OneChronos is committed to equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications regardless of academic area of study, race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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