Deep expertise in Linux/UNIX systems administration and performance troubleshooting.
Exceptional command of Python and Shell for automation and tooling.
Tenacious problem-solving mindset with experience leading responses to critical production outages.
Proficiency with modern monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ITRS).
Direct support experience in a low-latency trading environment is highly desirable.
Knowledge of the FIX protocol is a significant advantage.
Responsibilities
Provide critical, real-time support for systematic trading platforms alongside quantitative researchers and traders.
Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack, from Linux and network events to application and FIX protocol behavior.
Engineer robust, automated solutions using Python, Shell, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform to enhance system reliability.
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and drive projects to enhance performance in collaboration with software development teams.
Benefits
Opportunity to tackle challenging technical problems in a world-class engineering environment.
Collaborative, academic culture with some of the brightest minds in technology and finance.
Environment that encourages learning agility, innovation, and a proactive engineering mindset.
Exceptional, market-leading compensation package.
Full Job Description
Trading Systems Engineer - Python / Linux
New York, NY (Hybrid, 3 days in office)
Highly competitive compensation package
Join a world-leading quantitative investment firm, a pioneering force that has operated at the intersection of finance and technology. Their culture is more akin to a sophisticated R&D lab than a typical financial firm, driven by a passion for solving complex problems. They're seeking an exceptional engineer to ensure the flawless performance of the systems at the very heart of their global trading operations.
This is not a typical support role. You will be a vital, hands-on engineering partner to their quantitative trading teams, empowered to make a direct and immediate impact on the business.
Your responsibilities:
Provide critical, real-time support for our systematic trading platforms, working directly alongside quantitative researchers and traders
Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the entire stack, from low-level Linux and network events to sophisticated application and FIX protocol behavior
Engineer robust, automated solutions using Python, Shell, and modern Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform to eliminate toil and enhance system reliability
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement, drive projects to enhance performance, and collaborate with dedicated software development teams to build the next generation of support tooling
Your experience:
Deep expertise in Linux/UNIX systems administration and performance troubleshooting.
Exceptional command of Python and Shell for automation and tooling.
A tenacious, problem-solving mindset, with proven experience leading the response to critical production outages.
Proficiency with modern monitoring and observability stacks (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ITRS)
Experience directly supporting traders or Portfolio Managers in a low-latency environment is highly desirable.
Knowledge of the FIX protocol is a significant advantage.
What they offer:
An opportunity to work on deeply challenging technical problems in a world-class engineering environment
A collaborative, academic culture where you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in technology and finance
An environment that encourages and rewards learning agility, innovation, and a proactive engineering mindset.
An exceptional, market-leading compensation package.
