Trading Operations Engineer — Real-Time Automation & Risk

Tower Research Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in Greater London seeks a candidate to monitor live trading and manage trading technology projects. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and experience in trading operations, proficient scripting skills in Python, and strong analytical abilities. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including free meals, wellness reimbursements, and a supportive workplace environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses

Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks

Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses

Free events and workshops

Donation matching program

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a related field.
• Ability to comprehend and diagnose problems in complex real-time systems.
• Strong multitasking and context-switching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring high-volume live trading and portfolio risk.
• Contributing to the automated trading operations codebase.
• Applying programmatic solutions to scale and expand trading operations.

Skills

Proficient scripting skills in Python

Exceptional analytical abilities

Strong communications skills

Ability to analyze and optimize order entry

Advanced problem-solving abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Linux environment

PNL and Risk reporting applications

Job description

A financial technology firm in Greater London seeks a candidate to monitor live trading and manage trading technology projects. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and experience in trading operations, proficient scripting skills in Python, and strong analytical abilities. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including free meals, wellness reimbursements, and a supportive workplace environment.