Linux Technical Operations Engineer – High Frequency Trading

Overview

In this role you will design, implement, and operate the trading hardware and Linux-based infrastructure that supports high-frequency trading. You will collaborate with research teams to architect and analyze automated trading algorithms, and you’ll extend the firm’s research platform to support new exchanges and products. The environment blends startup-like speed with rigorous, global operations, offering substantial exposure to trading infrastructure and data flows from providers like Bloomberg. A strong emphasis is placed on initiative, collaboration, and delivering robust, scalable systems.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid / Remote Working
• bonus 50–100% of salary
• relocation package

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer and implement the firm’s trading hardware
• Collaborate with research teams to architect and analyze automated trading algorithms
• Build and engineer infrastructure to support existing and new lines of business
• Expand the proprietary research platform to support new exchanges, products and functionality
• Support global change management processes and firm-wide changes

Key requirements

• Strong understanding of Linux
• Experience building process management and monitoring toolkits using scripting (Python preferred)
• Experience improving operational stability and functionality of trading systems
• Experience coordinating and executing firm-wide changes within a global change management framework
• Ability to triage, prioritize and troubleshoot complex network and systems issues
• Understanding of DNS, HTTP, TCP, UDP networking concepts
• High initiative and ability to build trust with trading and technology teams

• initiative
• trust-building
• collaboration
• Linux
• Python scripting
• process monitoring/toolkit development

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