Junior Trading Support Engineer

Quant Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in London is seeking a Junior Trading Engineer to enhance their trading infrastructure. The ideal candidate will develop and maintain data-intensive applications, providing support for high-performance trading systems. This fast-paced role is suited for recent STEM graduates with a passion for finance and requires a strong understanding of Linux and programming skills. The position is office-based, with a focus on collaboration and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Linux OS.
• Familiarity with Python or another programming language.
• Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading application health and address issues.
• Ensure data capture services are running smoothly.
• Assist in software development and testing.

Skills

Linux OS

Python

Analytical skills

Ability to thrive under pressure

Education

STEM Degree

Job description

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Junior Trading Engineer to join a high-profile client.

Our client is a well known global Prop Trading firm. They value technology especially the opensource variety as well as scalability and robust performance (much like their track record). They use technology to gain a bleeding edge advantage.

You will be responsible for maximizing the value from technology. You will develop and maintain infrastructure and data intensive applications. Working closely with Quantitative Traders and Fundamental Analysts.

As an Application Support Analyst you main responsibilities will be to provide technical and functional support for high-performance trading systems as well as development with the engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor UK/ /US trading application health, distinguish internal/external issues and direct trader connections accordingly
• Ensure data capture services running
• Software Development
• Small enhancements to trader applications
• Assisting with new release testing
• Helping traders and quants roll out and test new strategy parameters
• Understand the system architecture and metrics

Job Requirements

• A STEM Degree
• Good understanding of Linux OS
• Python or another language
• Strong analytical skills to correctly identify the root cause of a range of issues, and working on, or actively contributing to, the rollout of the solution.
• Can thrive in high-pressure or time critical situations, working in a team to deliver results to tight deadlines.

The role is London City based, 5 days in the office it requires a 7.15 AM start with early leaving.

This role suits a fresh STEM graduate with a passion for finance.