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

JR United Kingdom; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech-driven proprietary trading firm is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have strong scripting skills in Python and a solid understanding of Linux to provide technical support for trading systems, while maximizing automation. Successful candidates can expect a rewarding salary package with bonuses and opportunities for role progression.

Benefits

Unrivalled bonus and exceptional benefits package

Yearly pay reviews

Role progression and autonomy

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience supporting front office applications/trading systems.
• Must have strong scripting ability in Python and understanding of Linux.
• Familiarity with KDB is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure readiness of trading platform for pre-trading and post-trading activities.
• Monitor transaction flow and resolve alerts/issues promptly.
• Create tooling to automate processes and optimize workflows.

Skills

Scripting in Python

Linux OS

SQL

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

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

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Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

preston, lancashire, 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 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 [emailprotected]