Equities Production Engineer - Front-Back Trading Support

Selby Jennings; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Production Support Engineer for our client's equities desk. You will support PMs and senior traders, maintaining and enhancing front-, middle-, and back-office equities systems and delivering automation to streamline trading platform operations.

The ideal candidate has 3-5+ years on an equities desk, strong Python and SQL scripting skills, and experience operating in production environments within ITIL and Agile frameworks.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience supporting an equities investment/trading desk.
• Strong Python and SQL scripting skills for production support.
• Experience operating in production environments within ITIL and Agile settings.

Responsibilities

• Support Equities investment staff across trading, risk, and compliance systems.
• Enhance and maintain front-, middle-, and back-office equity systems.
• Collaborate within the global Production Engineering team.
• Proactively engage PMs, traders, and analysts to resolve issues and identify improvements.
• Deliver automation and integration using Python, PowerShell, and SQL.
• Document common issues, trade flows, and procedures on Confluence.
• Explore AI-based solutions to improve operational efficiency.

Skills

Python scripting

SQL scripting

FIX protocol

Equities desk experience

ITIL environments

Agile methodologies

Tools

Confluence

PowerShell

Job description

Selby Jennings is seeking a Production Support Engineer for our client's equities desk. You will support PMs and senior traders, maintaining and enhancing front-, middle-, and back-office equities systems and delivering automation to streamline trading platform operations.

The ideal candidate has 3-5+ years on an equities desk, strong Python and SQL scripting skills, and experience operating in production environments within ITIL and Agile frameworks.