Front Office Trading Systems Engineer — Python & React

HTC Global Services; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HTC Global Services in Australia seeks a Front Office Software engineer with 5+ years in systems engineering for front office and operations trading technology within cash equities. The role focuses on building and supporting trading and analytics tooling used by traders daily.

You will own end-to-end software lifecycle, practice structured testing, and collaborate with global teams to deliver resilient applications with strong performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Production Python with typing, dataclasses, strict error handling.
• React/TypeScript in strict mode, no any, clean async patterns.
• FIX protocol knowledge: session lifecycle, reconciliation, troubleshooting.
• Fidessa integration or live trading environment experience.
• Relational DB design: PostgreSQL and MSSQL; performance tuning.
• Strong TDD: unit tests, deterministic fixtures, robust assertions.
• Ability to articulate end-to-end workflow and LLAMA-assisted development.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and support Python back-end services and React front-end applications for order flow, risk, and analytics.
• Maintain and extend FIX connectivity and order routing across APAC venues; support Fidessa/Triton configurations.
• Design and own PostgreSQL and MSSQL schemas reflecting trading domain models; optimize queries for real-time analytics.
• Translate trader requirements into clear specs and communicate incident impact clearly.
• Apply structured TDD: sign-off, plan, tests, peer review, and continuous execution.

Skills

Python production

React/TypeScript

FIX protocol

Fidessa

PostgreSQL

MSSQL

TDD discipline

LLM co-design

Shift timings

Job description

HTC Global Services in Australia seeks a Front Office Software engineer with 5+ years in systems engineering for front office and operations trading technology within cash equities. The role focuses on building and supporting trading and analytics tooling used by traders daily.

You will own end-to-end software lifecycle, practice structured testing, and collaborate with global teams to deliver resilient applications with strong performance and reliability.