Trading Systems Engineer – Prop Trading

Overview

In this role you will design and support highly available trading systems as part of a global, collaborative team. You enable traders and developers by delivering stable, high-performance infrastructure for mission-critical applications. You will operate in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment across desks, developers and engineers, shaping the tooling and platforms used at the bleeding edge of trading. This is a hybrid City-based position with a relaxed, open culture and strong emphasis on thoughtful, high-quality technical decisions.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work 4 days in the office
• relaxed atmosphere
• open dress code

Responsibilities

• Design and support highly available systems across a diverse technology stack
• Provide stable infrastructure for trading desks, developers and internal teams
• Enable traders and engineers to run applications at the cutting edge
• Maintain performance and reliability for mission-critical systems under pressure
• Collaborate with global teams in a close, cross-functional environment

Key requirements

• 5+ years in trade support or site reliability engineering
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field
• Familiarity with trading platforms and financial markets
• Strong problem-solving skills under pressure
• Linux/Unix environments proficiency
• Scripting in Python and Bash for automation
• Ability to write complex SQL queries
• Basic networking knowledge (multicast, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) and common troubleshooting tools

• strong communication in a global, cross-functional environment
• thrives under high pressure
• problem-solving under time constraints
• Linux/Unix
• Python
• Bash

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