Application Support £150,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

JR United Kingdom; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 127,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech-driven proprietary trading firm is expanding their Application Support team in Northampton. They seek an experienced candidate with strong technical skills and prior front office experience to provide support for trading systems. The role, with a focus on automation, offers a competitive salary of up to £150,000 plus bonuses.

Benefits

Excellent bonus and benefits package

Yearly reviews and role progression

Autonomy in the role

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting front office trading systems.
• Strong scripting/development skills in Python are essential.
• Strong understanding of Linux OS is required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

Linux OS

SQL

KDB

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

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Application Support £150,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm), Northampton

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Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

Northampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Application Support

Client: FinTech trading

Salary: Up to £150,000 + Bonus/Benefits

Location: London (Hybrid)

My client is a tech-driven proprietary trading firm expanding their Application Support team. They seek someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support and engineering functions for proprietary and third-party trading systems. The role is highly technical with a focus on automation.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for pre- and post-trading activities.
• Monitor and support transaction flow across the trading platform.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve alerts/issues promptly, or escalate to minimize disruptions.
• Collaborate with trading community, back office, brokers, exchanges, development, and infrastructure teams.
• Supervise automated processes, scheduled jobs, and reports.
• Create tooling and automate processes to optimize workflows.
• Coordinate with Dev and Infrastructure teams for software releases.

Candidate requirements:

• 3+ years supporting front office trading systems.
• Strong scripting/development skills in Python (must have).
• Strong Linux OS understanding (must have).
• SQL experience.
• KDB experience is a plus.
• Degree in computer science or related field.
• Technologically advanced, 5-10 years ahead of the competition.
• Rewarding work with yearly reviews, role progression, and autonomy.
• Technologists report to technologists.
• Excellent bonus and benefits package.

Interested candidates: Please apply directly or email [emailprotected].