Trading Applications Specialist

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trading Applications Specialist to join their global technology team. In this high-responsibility role, you will ensure the reliability of trading services while developing a deep understanding of financial markets. Your day-to-day will involve monitoring trading applications, managing incidents, and driving innovation through automation. If you have a strong technical background and a passion for problem-solving, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic environment that values continuous learning and collaboration.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Contributions

Wellness Plans

Qualifications

• Up to 4 years experience in a similar environment, buy or sell side.
• Knowledge of at least one asset class: equities, fixed income, derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability and stability of trading services.
• Monitor trading applications and execution strategies.
• Manage outages that impact the trading environment.

Skills

Linux

Python

Bash

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Mathematics

Tools

kdb+/q

MSSQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

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Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.

Department: Technology

Position Overview:

As a Trading Applications Specialist at Squarepoint, you will work in a global team of exceptional technologists with the primary focus of ensuring reliability and stability of our trading services. You will develop a deep understanding of financial markets, combining this knowledge with strong technical skills to support systematic trading applications and other critical software.

You will step into a high responsibility role, taking ownership of incident management and root cause elimination through process improvements. Trading Applications Specialists drive continuous innovation via automation and optimisation of our daily workflows. In this role you will learn how we manage application outages and minimise their negative impact on our large-scale global trading operation.

Typical Day:

• Carry out ready for business checks ahead of the 'start-of-day' to ensure a smooth market open, resolving any failures.
• Monitor trading applications and execution strategies, utilising our proprietary observability frameworks.
• Carry out post trade checks and resolve reporting issues.
• Leverage your critical thinking skills and manage outages that impact the trading environment, reducing production downtime.
• Work on a wide range of projects, including: onboarding of new applications, services and products into the production environment or developing tools and scripts to automate operational tasks.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or a similar discipline
• Up to 4 years experience in a similar environment, buy or sell side
• Experience with Linux, Python, Bash
• Knowledge of at least one of the following asset classes: equities, fixed income, derivatives, etc.
• Exceptional communication skills, attention to detail and ability to work within a global team
• Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
• Curious and driven by the challenge of solving new problems.

Additional:

• Experience with either of: kdb+/q, MSSQL, PostgreSQL
• Experience working with the FIX protocol
• Understanding of TCP/IP concepts

The minimum base salary for this role is $60,000 if located in New York. This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors.