High-Frequency Trading Operations Engineer

Fasanara; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private medical & dental insurance

Life Insurance

Salary sacrifice pension

Annual wellbeing budget

Cycle to work

Team socials & events

Job summary

Fasanara is seeking a High-Frequency Trading Operations Engineer to ensure our trading platform runs reliably. You’ll be the first line of response for operational issues, collaborating with development, quantitative research and trading teams as well as external exchanges and brokers.

This role suits someone who enjoys solving problems in a fast-paced environment and wants a career at the intersection of technology and financial markets.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Linux environments is preferred.
• Proficiency in Python scripting and SQL for data handling and automation.
• Understanding of basic networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing).
• No prior trading or financial services experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading infrastructure in real time and investigate issues as they arise.
• Triage incidents and coordinate with engineering, quant research and trading teams for fast resolution.
• Serve as main point of contact with exchanges and brokers on operational matters (connectivity, latency, order issues).
• Track exchange API changes and coordinate adoption across teams.

Skills

Linux

Python scripting

SQL

Networking basics

Job description

The firm

Fasanara Capital is a global alternative asset manager, offering access to a range of inventive multi-asset capacity-constrained niche products. Over the past 10 years we are pursuing unorthodox portfolio construction and unconventional investment strategy is a response to today’s transformational markets.

Fasanara Digital was established 7 years ago and is the crypto arm of Fasanara Capital, a 14 year-old boutique alternative asset manager. We are a Quantitative Investment fund applying a scientific approach to investing in crypto assets. Our goal is to achieve exceptional risk-adjusted returns. We pursue a range of diversified and highly sophisticated investment strategies that seek to profit from inefficiencies in the market structure and range from market making to cross-exchanges arbitrage.

About the Role

Fasanara Digital is looking for a High-Frequency Trading Operations Engineer to help keep our trading platform running reliably. You will be the first line of response for issues across our trading infrastructure, working closely with development, quantitative research and trading teams, as well as external exchanges and brokers. This role suits someone who likes solving problems in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment and wants to build a career at the intersection of technology and financial markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor the trading infrastructure and investigate issues in real time, identifying root causes and driving them to resolution.
• Triage incidents and coordinate with development, quantitative research and trading teams so issues are prioritised and resolved efficiently.
• Act as the main point of contact with exchanges and brokers on operational matters, including connectivity problems, latency degradation and order rejections.
• Track exchange API changes and upgrades, and coordinate their adoption across internal teams.
• Support development teams in planning, testing and safely deploying system changes to production.
• Use the latest AI tools to improve operational efficiency, automate routine tasks and strengthen platform monitoring.

• A strong problem-solving mindset and a calm, methodical approach under pressure.
• Clear, concise communication skills and the ability to work well with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Curiosity, initiative and an eagerness to learn. No prior experience in trading or financial services is required.

Desirable Skills (helpful but not essential)

• Familiarity with Linux environments

• Python scripting
• SQL and relational databases
• Basic networking concepts (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, network troubleshooting)

Our benefits include:

• Performance-related Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance throughBupa(including children's cover)
• Life Insurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Salary sacrifice pension withHargreaves Lansdown(currently matched up to 10%)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Emergency Parental Leave, Emergency Childcare & Nursery Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Charity Giving through CAF
• Annual Wellbeing Budget
• Team socials, annual Summer & Christmas parties,and other events throughout the year