Junior Crypto Electronic Trading Support Engineer

Hudson River Trading; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson River Trading is seeking a Junior Crypto Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join their Trade Operations team in London. This role involves supporting live crypto trading, managing new initiatives, and ensuring a smooth trading day.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, excellent communication skills, and a passion for crypto. The position requires availability during the late afternoon and evening hours, with alternating weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in a similar role or internship.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Support live crypto trading and other asset classes as needed.
• Handle order flow from trading desks.
• Respond to external market alerts and outages.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Knowledge of UNIX systems

Bash

Python

Interest in crypto

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a Junior Crypto Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join our Trade Operations (TradeOps) team in our London office. This team is responsible for managing HRT’s live trading environment, one of the most robust and efficient electronic trading platforms in the world. This includes configuring, monitoring, and optimizing the firm’s crypto trading as well as handling related risk, regulatory, and development tasks. The TradeOps team focuses on automating common tasks and preparing for the unexpected: your day could consist of debugging to get a process running in time for the market open, making a difficult on-the-spot decision that balances compliance, risk, and PnL during trading hours, or coordinating the technical rollout of a new trading strategy.

Being a member of TradeOps at HRT supporting crypto means working on a tight-knit, highly productive team. We're looking for someone who loves technology, is passionate about crypto, and wants to work on a broad range of projects using whatever tools best solve the problem at hand. Excellent cross‑functional communication skills are a must, along with a can‑do attitude.

In a high-performance environment, immediate awareness of and reaction to systems and trading issues is essential. That’s where HRT’s Electronic Trading Support Engineers come in. You’ll be responsible for onboarding new crypto markets, managing new initiatives, and ensuring a smooth trading day. You will be the first line of defense when issues arise, and the subject matter expert on recent changes to the production trading platform. The TradeOps team’s scope covers everything from systems infrastructure to compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement.

Please note: this role requires working during 3PM - 11PM GMT / 4PM - 12AM BST hours, with weekends/holidays alternating among the team.

Responsibilities

• Support live crypto trading and other asset classes as needed
• Handle order flow from HRT’s trading desks
• Respond to external market alerts and outages
• Interface with exchanges & other external parties to support trading

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in a similar role or internship
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
• Working knowledge of UNIX systems, Bash, and Python
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with developers and traders
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Excited to work independently in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment
• Strong interest in crypto – you follow the digital assets space in your spare time
• Understanding of various financial products, including equities, crypto products, and derivatives is a plus
• Overall interest in market structure and the trading industry
• Series 7 or 57 certification or a willingness to obtain certification
• Ability to work during 3PM - 11PM GMT / 4PM - 12AM BST hours, with weekends/holidays alternating among the team

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.