# Principal Software Engineer (C++) - Trading

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products. Job Purpose and Impact The Principal, Trading Engineering job leads and advises the design, development and delivery of trading software initiatives that drive the trading operations. This role is specifically suited for a C++ developer with deep experience in the FIX protocol, leveraging expertise in both to b

- **Id**: 1192845
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cargill-principal-software-engineer-c-trading>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Atlanta, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-22T02:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T17:07:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 48
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7663
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Meat & Poultry, Animal Nutrition, Food Ingredients

## Company

- **Id**: 452956
- **Name**: Cargill
- **Domain**: cargill.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cargill-3>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 426
- **Ghost share**: 0.005
- **Stale share**: 0.002
- **Repost share**: 0.176
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 20
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 144000
- **Max**: 210000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 210000

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 48

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-24T17:26:33Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-11T00:39:49Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-21T02:43:40Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 9; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 15 · green card filings: 13; Filings 12m: 15

## Liveness

- **Score**: 18
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.641
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 48
- **Expected fill days**: 20
- **Reasons**: conf:6, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 210000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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