OTC Support Engineer - Multi-Asset Coverage - Front Office Trading Systems - Elite Multi-Strategy...

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hedge fund in London is seeking an experienced OTC Support Engineer to join a high-performing global team. This role involves supporting critical trading applications across various asset classes, driving transformation initiatives in OTC trading, and ensuring platform reliability. Candidates should have 5+ years of trade support experience with strong technical skills in Python, SQL, and a background in trading environments. Competitive compensation packages of up to £450k await top performers.

Benefits

Market-leading compensation

Contribute to a firm-wide technology initiative

Exposure to a range of asset classes

Work in a prestigious hedge fund

Qualifications

• 5-15 years of trade support experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with OTC and derivative trading workflows.
• Strong technical background in Python, SQL, and Linux/Unix.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support for trading, risk, and middle-office applications.
• Monitor trading platforms and address production issues.
• Support electronic connectivity and data flows across different offices.

Skills

Incident management

Monitoring

Platform support

Communication

Collaboration

Ownership-oriented mindset

Python scripting

Linux/Unix expertise

SQL proficiency

Understanding of FIX protocol

Job description

Job Description

OTC Support Engineer – Multi-Asset Coverage – Front Office Trading Systems – Elite Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund – London – Open to Relocation - Up to £450k TC

Join a leading multi-strategy hedge fund, where you'll be part of a global, high-performing team responsible for supporting mission-critical trading applications across Equities, Commodities, Credit, and Fixed Income.

We are seeking an OTC Support Engineer with 5+ years experience to join the worlds leading multi-strategy hedge fund. This is a newly created position designed to expand coverage for OTC workflows across the hedge fund’s trading businesses. You'll support the transformation of the firm’s OTC infrastructure, working closely with traders, engineers, and ops professionals to ensure reliability, accuracy, and continuous improvement across front-to-back systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on support for trading, risk, and middle-office applications.
• Monitor trading platforms and investigate/remediate production issues across the OTC trading stack.
• Own and support critical electronic connectivity (FIX protocol) and data flows between front office, middle office, and back office.
• Partner directly with traders, trading operations, and engineering to support complex OTC and derivative workflows.
• Participate in the front-to-back transformation initiative, helping define and implement a next-gen OTC trade capture system and reference data platform.
• Deliver user training, feature verification, and operational enhancements.
• Help automate and scale support processes, contributing to long-term tooling improvements.

Required Background and Skills:

• 5–15 years of trade support experience, ideally on a trading desk or in a hedge fund, prop shop, or sell-side environment.
• Deep familiarity with OTC and derivative trading workflows, and experience supporting associated trade capture and booking systems.
• Strong knowledge of incident management, monitoring, and platform support.
• Experience interfacing with traders, risk managers, and developers in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communicator with a collaborative, ownership-oriented mindset.

Technical Skills:

• Solid Python scripting experience for automation and tooling.
• Linux/Unix expertise for platform support and diagnostics.
• Proficiency in SQL for troubleshooting, data validation, and reporting.
• Understanding of the FIX protocol and electronic trading connectivity.

Why Join?

• Work in a prestigious and highly profitable hedge fund with a reputation for technology excellence.
• Contribute to a firm-wide initiative to build a modern, best-in-class OTC infrastructure.
• Join a lean, global team with high visibility and impact.
• Enjoy market-leading compensation with total packages up to £450k for top performers.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of asset classes and next-gen systems architecture.