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Engineering Team Lead roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. workers are available before filing your I-140 petition. Leading engineering teams typically satisfies specialty occupation requirements under both categories, giving you a path to permanent residency.
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CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment. We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Linux Engineering Team Lead, you will oversee the Linux Engineering team while remaining hands-on. You’ll help set technical direction and operational standards for Linux infrastructure supporting our real-time trading environment, development systems, research compute, and orchestration clusters. This role requires deep technical, operational, and people leadership skills to deliver results across the trading platform.
- Lead and develop the Linux Engineering team; translate business needs into a clear roadmap and drive accountability across project and operational work
- Own the design, implementation, and operation of a global Linux infrastructure footprint with a focus on reliability, performance, and determinism
- Automate and standardize fleet operations (provisioning, configuration management, patching, upgrades, lifecycle) and improve monitoring/alerting to reduce time-to-detect and time-to-recover
- Establish operational excellence (runbooks, incident response, post-incident learning) and mentor engineers through debugging, performance tuning, and architecture decisions
- Partner across execution, network, and development teams to plan and coordinate changes; guide projects end-to-end and participate in an on-call rotation
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive experience supporting a large-scale, global Linux server fleet and low-latency Linux systems
- Deep knowledge of Linux internals and systems-level debugging, with a track record of solving performance issues
- Demonstrated people leadership (hiring, coaching, developing talent) and strong stakeholder management
- Strong problem-solving under pressure and a collaborative, customer-service mindset; financial trading industry experience preferred
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $200,000 - $250,000, plus a discretionary bonus.
The discretionary bonus will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and firm performance.
Most teams at CTC, with the exception of Trading, follow a hybrid workplace model, subject to change based on business need.
OUR BENEFITS
We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous time off, insurance coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.
(Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com. Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Information submitted by job applicants may be subject to review and analysis by automated systems, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), as part of the recruitment process. Such systems are utilized to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our hiring procedures. Applicants are advised that any information provided may be evaluated by AI tools to ensure an equitable and thorough assessment.
INTRODUCTION
CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment. We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Linux Engineering Team Lead, you will oversee the Linux Engineering team while remaining hands-on. You’ll help set technical direction and operational standards for Linux infrastructure supporting our real-time trading environment, development systems, research compute, and orchestration clusters. This role requires deep technical, operational, and people leadership skills to deliver results across the trading platform.
- Lead and develop the Linux Engineering team; translate business needs into a clear roadmap and drive accountability across project and operational work
- Own the design, implementation, and operation of a global Linux infrastructure footprint with a focus on reliability, performance, and determinism
- Automate and standardize fleet operations (provisioning, configuration management, patching, upgrades, lifecycle) and improve monitoring/alerting to reduce time-to-detect and time-to-recover
- Establish operational excellence (runbooks, incident response, post-incident learning) and mentor engineers through debugging, performance tuning, and architecture decisions
- Partner across execution, network, and development teams to plan and coordinate changes; guide projects end-to-end and participate in an on-call rotation
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive experience supporting a large-scale, global Linux server fleet and low-latency Linux systems
- Deep knowledge of Linux internals and systems-level debugging, with a track record of solving performance issues
- Demonstrated people leadership (hiring, coaching, developing talent) and strong stakeholder management
- Strong problem-solving under pressure and a collaborative, customer-service mindset; financial trading industry experience preferred
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $200,000 - $250,000, plus a discretionary bonus.
The discretionary bonus will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and firm performance.
Most teams at CTC, with the exception of Trading, follow a hybrid workplace model, subject to change based on business need.
OUR BENEFITS
We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous time off, insurance coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.
(Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com. Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Information submitted by job applicants may be subject to review and analysis by automated systems, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), as part of the recruitment process. Such systems are utilized to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our hiring procedures. Applicants are advised that any information provided may be evaluated by AI tools to ensure an equitable and thorough assessment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Engineering Team Lead
Target employers with PERM filing history
Search the DOL's OFLC disclosure data for companies that have filed PERM applications for engineering leadership roles. Employers who have completed this process before move faster and are less likely to stall your case over internal HR unfamiliarity.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter for Engineering Team Lead positions at companies with active green card sponsorship history. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have filed PERM or I-140 petitions for similar roles, so you're targeting real sponsorship intent rather than guessing.
Verify the job description supports PERM approval
PERM requires the job duties and degree requirements to match the role as normally defined by USCIS. If your offer letter describes broad general management with no engineering-specific duties, DOL may determine the position does not require a specialty degree.
Confirm prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Run the offered salary against the OFLC Wage Search for your job title, level, and location. Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage certified on the LCA, and a wage set too low at hire will need to be corrected before PERM filing.
Clarify your priority date strategy during negotiation
Ask whether your employer will file an I-140 concurrently with PERM or wait for approval first. Filing concurrently after PERM approval locks in your priority date sooner, which matters significantly if you were born in a country with a visa backlog.
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Find Engineering Team Lead JobsEngineering Team Lead Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Engineering Team Lead role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Engineering Team Lead positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers requiring a bachelor's degree, and many qualify under EB-2 if the role requires an advanced degree or the candidate holds a master's degree. The classification depends on how the employer defines minimum requirements in the PERM job description, not just the candidate's actual credentials.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is a permanent immigrant pathway with no annual lottery and no cap at the EB-3 petition level. The H-1B is a temporary status subject to an annual lottery and a six-year limit. PERM takes longer overall, often 18 to 36 months from filing to approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency, not a renewable temporary status.
What does the PERM process look like for an Engineering Team Lead position?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL after completing a supervised recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers were available for the role. DOL audits are common for management and leadership titles. Once PERM is certified, your employer files Form I-140 with USCIS to establish your immigrant visa petition and lock in your priority date.
How do I find Engineering Team Lead jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search for Engineering Team Lead roles filtered by employers with verified green card sponsorship history, including companies that have filed PERM applications for similar titles. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that may not have sponsored before or that lack the infrastructure to run a compliant PERM recruitment process.
Can I change jobs after my employer starts the green card process?
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is more than 180 days old, portability rules allow you to change employers in the same or similar occupational classification without losing your priority date. Changing jobs before I-140 approval restarts the process, so timing your transition carefully around the 180-day threshold protects the progress already made.
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