Trade Systems Engineer - Leading Systematic Hedge Fund - London

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.
• Experience in high-performance trading or fintech environment preferred.

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.
• Onboard 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

Kubernetes

Monitoring tools

Automation scripts

Job description

My client, a leading global trading firm, is seeking a Trade Support / Systems Engineer to join their London-based team.

The successful individual will have 5+ years of experience in trade support, site reliability engineering, or a closely related technical role, ideally gained within a high-performance trading or financial technology environment. You will bring a strong STEM background alongside hands-on experience supporting complex, distributed Linux-based systems in production.

Working closely with traders, infrastructure teams, and software engineers, you will play a key role in maintaining the health, availability, and performance of critical trading systems. You will proactively diagnose issues, respond to incidents during high-impact trading periods, and contribute to the onboarding of new desks and platforms.

Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals is essential, including experience with multicast networking and distributed messaging systems. Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes), monitoring and alerting tooling, and automation using scripting or programming languages such as Python, Go, or Bash is highly beneficial.

This role offers the opportunity to operate at the core of a technology-driven trading business, supporting real-time systems across global markets.

To attract top talent, my client offers a highly competitive compensation package, alongside significant responsibility, autonomy, and the chance to make a tangible impact on live trading systems from day one.

Apply now via the link below or send your resume directly to [e-mail].