Enable job alerts via email!

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Guildford

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days ago

Boost your interview chances

Create a job specific, tailored resume for higher success rate.

Job summary

A leading quantitative trading firm seeks an Application Support Engineer to enhance their Market Technology Operations team. The role involves maintaining trading infrastructure and requires expertise in financial technology and technical problem-solving. Candidates should have a strong background in market data and scripting. This position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work option, with opportunities to work with state-of-the-art technology.

Qualifications

  • Experience in financial technology support, ideally in electronic trading.
  • Strong understanding of exchange connectivity.
  • Exposure to data technologies like Kafka, Spark is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Support Low-Latency trading applications and market data systems.
  • Monitor system health and resolve incidents proactively.
  • Design monitoring solutions for detecting potential issues.

Skills

Scripting abilities in Python
Market data structures understanding
Monitoring tools knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Bachelor's degree in related technical field

Tools

Kafka
AWS
Java 17
Python 3
HDF5
Kubernetes
Argo

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

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.

Get your free, confidential resume review.
or drag and drop a PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, or PAGES file up to 5MB.

Similar jobs

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Southampton

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Crawley

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Watford

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Hounslow

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Portsmouth

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Basingstoke

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Reading

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Dartford

Remote

GBP 35,000 - 50,000

13 days ago

Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom

Brighton

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

13 days ago