Systems Engineer - High Frequency Trading - Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund - Multiple Headcount - Lucr...

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a talented Systems Engineer for high-frequency trading systems. In this role, you will collaborate with elite engineers to automate and scale trading environments, ensuring reliability and performance. You'll lead initiatives that impact global markets and work with cutting-edge technologies in low-latency trading and machine learning. This opportunity promises a highly competitive salary and a performance-driven bonus structure, along with the chance to grow in a technology-first environment that values innovation and mentorship.

Benefits

Performance-driven bonus

Access to cutting-edge tools

Mentorship opportunities

Innovative work environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Trading Support in high-performance environments.
• Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux and complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Automate trading and research environments for 24/7 operations.
• Build tooling in Python, Go, or Rust to enhance observability.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

Unix/Linux

Production Troubleshooting

CI/CD Systems

Observability Frameworks

FIX Protocol

Tools

AWS

Job description

Job Description

Systems Engineer – High Frequency Trading – Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund – Multiple Headcount – Lucrative Compensation Package

My client a multi-billion dollar high frequency trading firm is seeking a talented Systems Engineer. You'll collaborate with elite software and research engineers, playing a mission-critical role in ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of some of the most advanced trading systems in the world.

What You’ll Do

• Automate and Scale: Spearhead initiatives to fully automate trading, research, and development environments to operate 24/7 across global markets.
• Tooling & Monitoring: Build high-performance tooling in Python, Go, or Rust to streamline CI/CD pipelines, enhance environment observability, and minimize latency.
• Incident Management: Own the health of production trading platforms — providing real-time support, proactive monitoring, and incident response to minimize risk and downtime.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with quant researchers, traders, developers, and infra teams to ensure seamless delivery of new strategies and system improvements.
• Project Leadership: Lead or contribute to strategic projects across onboarding, trading automation, anomaly detection, and intelligent system diagnostics.

Ideal Candidate Background

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Trading Support within a high-performance environment.
• Hands-on with Unix/Linux, production troubleshooting, and managing complex distributed systems.
• Fluency in Python, Go, or Rust; strong scripting background is a must.
• Experience supporting FIX protocol, automated trade flows, or trading platform configuration.
• Knowledge of CI/CD systems, observability frameworks, and cloud-based infrastructure (AWS ).
• Bonus: Exposure to LLMs, ML pipelines, or advanced data processing in latency-sensitive systems.

Why Join?

• Work alongside world-class engineers and traders at a top-tier prop shop.
• Highly competitive base salary + performance-driven bonus structure.
• Direct ownership over high-impact, mission-critical systems and initiatives.
• Access to cutting-edge tools in low-latency, machine learning, and automated trading infrastructure.
• Grow within a technology-first environment that values innovation, mentorship, and continual improvement.

If you're passionate about building robust, high-performance trading systems and thrive in fast-paced, high-ownership roles — apply now.