Systems Engineer
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.
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 (On-Site)
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 counterparties - 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
- and are excited to design and build tools that solve real problems
- 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
Posted July 23, 2026