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From Home Performance Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Performance Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$200 - $260/hr

We foster a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary culture that empowers engineers to take full ownership of end-to-end performance--from low‑level software optimization to cutting‑edge hardware ...

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Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance ...

Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance ...

They are seeking a Performance Engineer to enhance software and hardware performance, contributing to their trading engine and collaborating with various teams to optimize systems and strategies.

Working to set up an automation stream that will run the same modules in parallel to the cloud. - Performance Engineers with a lot of Cloud (AWS) project experience - They need to be strong with ...

They are seeking a Performance Engineer to join their team, focusing on improving software, hardware, and strategy performance to maintain competitiveness in exchanges globally. Responsibilities ...

As a Performance Engineer in Test, this role will have a breadth of knowledge and success in conducting functional, performance, and fault tolerance testing as well as the ability to comprehend ...

This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission ... Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent ...

This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission ... Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent ...

Software Performance Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$144K/yr

The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...

Software Performance Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$144K/yr

The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...

Software Performance Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$144K/yr

The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...

FPGA Engineer - Work From Home

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$133K - $172K/yr

FPGA Engineer - Work From Home We are seeking a talented and self-motivated FPGA Engineer to join a growing hardware engineering team. Our culture emphasizes teamwork and focuses on continuous ...

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As of Aug 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for from home performance engineer in Chicago, IL is $61.92, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $50.77 and $70.10 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Performance Engineer

$200,000 - $260,000 per year | Chicago, IL | On-Site | Permanent

Performance Engineer | C++ & Python | Low-Latency Optimizations | Systems, Hardware & Network Tuning

We are a premier, technology-driven firm operating at the intersection of complex software engineering and global financial markets. Our team thrives on solving high-stakes, real-time challenges where milliseconds matter. We foster a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary culture that empowers engineers to take full ownership of end-to-end performance—from low‑level software optimization to cutting‑edge hardware implementation.

Why join us?

Optimize Beyond the Code: You will drive a holistic approach to performance, engineering solutions across software, hardware, operating systems, networks, and physical infrastructure.

Job Details
  • Investigate new opportunities for optimizations and bring these ideas to fruition through software optimizations, hardware analysis, orchestration of physical installations, exchange protocol analysis, or tool building.
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of our trading engine by increasing its performance with projects such as benchmarking systems, evaluating new devices, latency, and throughput analysis.
  • Develop tools and applications for benchmarking new devices and software.
  • Assist with performance troubleshooting and identify key opportunities for improvement.
  • Use a data‑driven approach to collaborate with relevant Trading, Quant, and Technology teams to expand and improve our systems, footprint, and latency across different strategies and exchanges.
  • Review and analyze how we leverage our proprietary systems, identifying potential bottlenecks and considering how to improve our technology stack to better our trading success.
Qualifications
  • BS/MS/PhD in a technical field (Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering).
  • Strong C++ or Python programming background with demonstrated experience developing performant, scalable applications.
  • Experience analyzing and tuning operating systems, compilers, networking, I/O subsystems, or accelerators.
  • Exposure to statistical and experimental methods and tools for testing performance.
  • Highly collaborative in nature with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work on cross‑functional teams including Trading, Development, IT, and Quant.
  • Ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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