Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quantitative trading firm is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join their Market Technology Operations team in Bristol. This role focuses on maintaining critical trading infrastructure, ensuring systems operate efficiently while collaborating within a dynamic environment. Candidates should have experience in financial technology support, with strong technical and analytical skills. A competitive compensation package and hybrid work arrangement are offered.

Qualifications

• Years experience in financial technology support preferred.
• Strong understanding of market data structures.
• Exposure to data technologies such as Kafka, Spark or Delta Lake useful.

Responsibilities

• Support Low-Latency trading applications and market data systems.
• Monitor system health and resolve incidents before trading impact.
• Collaborate with development teams for system improvements.

Skills

Technical problem-solving

Financial markets knowledge

Scripting abilities in Python

Scripting abilities in Bash

Knowledge of monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AWS

Java 17

Python 3

Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

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A leading quantitative trading firm with a strong engineering and collaborative culture is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join their growing Market Technology Operations team.

You'll help maintain critical trading infrastructure that covers transactions across global markets. You'll be part of a collaborative group working at the intersection of trading strategy and technology, ensuring systems operate with maximum efficiency and reliability. This position combines technical problem-solving with financial markets knowledge in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Low- Latency trading applications and market data systems
• Monitor system health and resolve incidents before they impact trading operations
• Investigate complex data anomalies using both automated tools and manual analysis
• Collaborate with development teams to implement system improvements and new features
• Manage user access and configurations across multiple trading platforms
• Design and implement monitoring solutions for early detection of potential issues
• Create and maintain documentation for support processes and troubleshooting guides
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 coverage of global trading systems
• Use the latest technology stacks such as AWS, Java 17, Python 3, HDF5, Kubernetes, Kafka and Argo

Candidate Requirements

• Years experience in financial technology support, preferably in electronic trading
• Strong understanding of market data structures and exchange connectivity
• Scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Knowledge of monitoring tools and alerting frameworks
• Exposure to data technologies such as Kafka, Spark or Delta Lake is useful but not mandat
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

This role offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge trading technology. Hybrid work arrangement available with 3 days per week in office.