About the role
We’re looking for a Trading Operations Engineer to join our TradeOps team, supporting US, EU, Asian, and crypto markets across a global trading infrastructure.
You’ll monitor and resolve production issues in real time, manage trading strategies and infrastructure, and build tools, dashboards, and automation to improve speed and reliability. The role involves close collaboration with trading, research, engineering, clearing, and infrastructure teams.
This is not just a monitoring role - you’ll design and build systems that directly enhance operations. If you’re curious, enjoy digging into complex systems, and want to make immediate impact, this role is for you.
We will provide additional training on trading systems and platform-specific tooling.
Location
Austin, Texas OR London, UK (Hybrid)
Key Responsibilities
* Monitor and support production trading strategies across multiple asset classes (equities, futures, FX, crypto) and exchanges (CME, Eurex, ICE, NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, LME)
* Investigate and resolve production incidents: strategy failures, application crashes, connectivity issues, clearing reconciliation breaks
* Manage trading application lifecycle from launches, restarts, configuration changes to risk limit updates
* Support clearing and post‑trade operations; trade reconciliation, drop copy feed management, broker coordination
* Manage server infrastructure; disk space, log rotation, OS upgrades, certificate management, capacity planning
* Coordinate with external counterparts - clearing brokers, exchanges, market data vendors
* Build and maintain monitoring dashboards, automation scripts, and operational tooling
* Maintain operational runbooks and knowledge base documentation
* Communicate incident status and trading impact to portfolio managers and senior management
* Identify process improvement opportunities and deliver automation to reduce manual intervention
Basic Requirements
* Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree
* Practical knowledge of Python and Bash scripting
* Practical experience with Linux systems administration (SSH, processes, disk management, cron jobs, log analysis)
* SQL proficiency for querying production databases
* Strong problem‑solving skills under time pressure
* Curiosity and a builder mindset — you enjoy understanding how systems work end-to-end
* Detail‑oriented approach with ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Have Requirements
* Trading systems or financial operations experience
* Knowledge of FIX protocol and exchange connectivity
* Experience with Java (reading logs, configs, stack traces)
* Familiarity with monitoring tools (Icinga/Nagios, Grafana)
* Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, cron‑based scheduling)
* Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, multicast, TLS/stunnel)
* Experience with version control (Git, SVN)
* Frontend development skills (React, JavaScript) for tooling and dashboards
* Understanding of trading concepts - order lifecycle, clearing, settlement, risk management
What You’ll Get
* Direct impact on production trading - when you fix something, strategies trade
* Exposure to the full technology stack from hardware to trading strategies
* Work across multiple asset classes and global exchanges
* Learn directly from quantitative researchers, traders, and senior engineers
* Small team with high autonomy and direct access to senior management
* Build real systems from scratch - dashboards, automation tools, monitoring platforms, and AI‑powered investigation engines that you own end‑to‑end
* Opportunity to design and ship complex projects that have immediate, measurable impact on trading operations
* Rare insight into how a quantitative trading firm operates end‑to‑end
What makes you a match!
* You love to code and believe technology is YOUR thing
* You like working with people and resolving tech issues
* Working with prod doesn’t scare you
* You are not afraid of the unknown and love to learn
Benefits
* Health insurance
* Flexible sick time policy
* Office lunches
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