Real-Time Trade Systems Engineer

Mondrian Alpha; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation package

Significant responsibility and autonomy

Opportunity to impact live trading systems

Job summary

A leading global trading firm in London is seeking a Trade Support / Systems Engineer to enhance their team. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience in trade support and bring a strong STEM background along with hands-on experience with complex Linux-based systems. Key responsibilities include maintaining trading systems' health and performance, diagnosing issues, and assisting in onboarding new desks. The role offers competitive compensation and the chance to impact live trading systems directly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in trade support, site reliability engineering, or a similar technical role.
• Experience in a high-performance trading or financial technology environment.
• Hands-on experience with distributed Linux-based systems in production.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the health, availability, and performance of critical trading systems.
• Diagnose issues and respond to incidents during high-impact trading periods.
• Contribute to the onboarding of new desks and platforms.

Skills

Trade support

Linux-based systems support

Networking fundamentals

Multicast networking

Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Scripting or programming (Python, Go, Bash)

Education

STEM background

Tools

Monitoring and alerting tooling

Job description

A leading global trading firm in London is seeking a Trade Support / Systems Engineer to enhance their team. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience in trade support and bring a strong STEM background along with hands-on experience with complex Linux-based systems. Key responsibilities include maintaining trading systems' health and performance, diagnosing issues, and assisting in onboarding new desks. The role offers competitive compensation and the chance to impact live trading systems directly.