Application Support £130,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

Hunter Bond; London; Hybrid; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly pay reviews

Role progression

Exceptional benefits package

Autonomy in the role

Job summary

A leading FinTech trading firm is looking for an Application Support Engineer to enhance their technical team. The role focuses on supporting proprietary and third-party trading systems, requiring strong technical skills, especially in automation and scripting. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in front office environments, a strong Python scripting background, and a solid understanding of Linux operating systems. This opportunity offers significant professional growth with an attractive salary package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting front office applications/trading systems.
• Strong scripting/development ability in Python.
• SQL experience and understanding of Linux OS are must-haves.

Responsibilities

• Ensure readiness of the trading platform for pre-trading and post-trading activities.
• Monitor and support transaction flow across the trading platform.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve alerts and issues to minimize disruptions.

Skills

Scripting

Linux OS

SQL

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Application Support £130,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

Application Support £130,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

Direct message the job poster from Hunter Bond

Senior Headhunter at Hunter BondLondon | New York | Singapore | MontrealSpecialising in Infrastructure Engineering

Job Title: Application Support

Client: FinTech trading

Salary: Up to £130,000 + Bonus/Benefits

Location: London (Hybrid)

My client are a completely tech driven proprietary trading firm, looking to expand their Application Support team, and would like someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support and engineering functions in support of their proprietary and third party trading systems. This role will be highly technical with a large focus on automation!

responsibilities:

• Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities.
• Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform.
• Promptly identify, analyse, and resolve alerts and issues, or escalate them to minimize disruptions in trade flow and prevent outages.
• Collaborate extensively with the trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development teams, and infrastructure teams.
• Supervise automated processes, scheduled jobs, and routine reports.
• Create tooling and automate processes where necessary to optimise workflows/inefficiencies
• Liaise with Dev and Infrastructure teams to coordinate and participate in software/new version releases.

The right candidate will have the following:

• 3+ Years experience supporting front office applications/trading systems
• Strong scripting/development ability in 1 or more languages (python) - Must have
• Strong understanding of Linux OS - Must have
• SQL experience
• Experience with KDB is a +
• Degree in computer science or related field
• Cutting-edge tech: 5/10 years ahead of the competition
• Rewarding, satisfying work: yearly pay reviews, role progression and autonomy
• Technologists only report to technologists
• Unrivalled bonus, exceptional benefits package

If you are interested in the Application Support Engineer role, please apply directly or email [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Finance, and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting, Financial Services, and Investment Management

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