Trading Systems Engineer - High-Impact Market Tech

P2P; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW in London is seeking a Trading Systems Engineer to support a complex global trading ecosystem. You will work with trading, infrastructure and software teams to ensure uptime and performance, interfacing with exchanges, traders and developers to resolve issues.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in trade support or SRE, strong Linux/Unix, Python/Bash automation, and solid SQL and networking knowledge. Excellent communication under pressure is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in trade support or site reliability engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field.
• Familiarity with trading platforms and financial markets.
• Strong communication and ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with Python or Bash for automation.
• Ability to write complex SQL queries.
• Networking basics incl. TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and common network troubleshooting tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the health and availability 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.

Skills

Trade support

Site reliability engineering

Linux/Unix

Python

SQL

Networking basics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

DRW in London is seeking a Trading Systems Engineer to support a complex global trading ecosystem. You will work with trading, infrastructure and software teams to ensure uptime and performance, interfacing with exchanges, traders and developers to resolve issues.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in trade support or SRE, strong Linux/Unix, Python/Bash automation, and solid SQL and networking knowledge. Excellent communication under pressure is essential.