Trading Systems Engineer

DRW; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A diversified trading firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Trading Systems Engineer to support their trading platforms. The role involves maintaining a world-class trading eco-system and collaborating with traders and other technical teams. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in trade support or site reliability engineering, strong problem-solving abilities, and familiarity with Linux and scripting languages. This position offers a chance to work in a fast-paced environment, addressing technical challenges and contributing to system automation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years working in trade support, site reliability engineering, or related fields.
• Familiarity with trading platforms and financial markets.
• Ability to thrive in high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the health of a world-class trading eco-system.
• Responding to support requests from traders and software engineers.
• Contributing to automation and monitoring solutions.

Skills

Trade support experience

Site reliability engineering

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Linux/Unix knowledge

Scripting languages (Python, Bash)

SQL database queries

Basic networking knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

As a Senior Trading Systems Engineer, you’ll have an opportunity to exercise your extensive skills while helping solve complex technical problems. You’ll work closely with trading, infrastructure and software development teams to provide smooth support for our technology. We’ll ask you to communicate directly with exchanges, traders and developers to iron out any problems that arise.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years working in trade support, site reliability engineering or related fields
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field
• Familiarity with trading platforms and financial markets
• Thrives in high-pressure situations while working alongside traders, developers and other engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash for automation tasks
• Ability to devise complex SQL database queries and updates
• Basic networking knowledge, including multicast, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and common network troubleshooting tools

What you’ll be working on:

• Maintaining the health and of a world class trading eco-system
• Responding to support requests from our traders and software engineers
• Contributing to our automation and monitoring solutions, reducing manual configuration and improving uptime
• Liaising with external trading partners, such as financial exchanges and clearing firms, to resolve technical issues
• Onboarding new trading desks, trading systems and technologies

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