Trading Systems Engineer (Event Driven Trading)

DRW Holdings, LLC.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Trading Systems Engineer in Amsterdam to support core proprietary trading systems, implement changes during trading hours, and maintain high-availability production environments across Linux and Windows platforms.

You will work with DBAs, development, QA, and infrastructure teams to deploy, monitor, and optimize systems; you’ll create automation tools and ensure robust connectivity to exchanges with a focus on latency and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting high performance applications, process monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals (multicast, TCP, routing).
• Basic scripting skills (Python, PowerShell or Bash).
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Prior experience with FIX protocol and exchange protocols a plus.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible a plus.
• Experience with monitoring suites such as Splunk, Kibana & Grafana.
• Flexibility to work slightly varied hours as trading activity dictates.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to establish best-in-class support processes for production trading technologies.
• Ensure maximum trading system availability to avoid missing opportunities.
• Provide support for trading production systems.
• Develop proprietary process automation and monitoring tools; leverage third‑party technologies as appropriate.
• Support proprietary trading systems across a multi-platform production environment (primarily Linux with some Windows).
• Troubleshoot trading system production incidents from internal or external factors.
• Automate software configuration and rollout procedures to reduce manual errors.
• Support core market connectivity and exchanges regarding trade activity and related issues.
• Collaborate with DBAs, core development, back office, QA, Infrastructure, and management during releases.

Skills

High performance apps

Process monitoring

Troubleshooting

Networking fundamentals

Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

Linux experience

FIX protocol knowledge

Configuration management (Chef, Anible

Monitoring tools (Splunk, Kibana, Graf

Strong communication skills

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Kibana

Grafana

Chef

Ansible

Job description

Job Location Amsterdam

Employment type Regular

Department Technology

Targeted Start Date Immediate

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 Trading Systems Engineer, you will provide mission critical support for our core proprietary trading systems and make adjustments to trading parameters throughout the trading day as needed. This person will manage a wide variety of technical support and engineering functions, including application support in testing and production environments, software deployment and configuration and system monitoring.

What you’ll do in this role:

• Work as part of a team to establish best-in‑class support processes to ensure flawless operation of production trading technologies, flawless software deployment and configuration processes, and proactive monitoring and support to anticipate and avoid issues before they occur
• Ensure maximum trading system availability to avoid missing any key trading opportunities
• Provide support for trading production systems
• Develop proprietary process automation and monitoring tools and leverage third‑party technologies as appropriate
• Provide support for proprietary trading systems deployed across a multi‑platform production environment (primarily Linux with a little Windows)
• Troubleshoot trading system production incidents resulting from internal (proprietary software / systems) or external factors (markets, data feeds, telecommunication lines)
• Automate software configuration and rollout procedures to reduce manual configuration errors and strive for flawless change management
• Support core market connectivity and correspond with exchanges regarding trade order activity, connectivity, and other related technical support issues
• Work interactively with DBAs, core development teams, back office systems, QA Engineers, Infrastructure and management teams when deploying production releases and troubleshooting technical issues

What’s needed in this role:

• Experience supporting high performance applications, process monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals(multicast, TCP, routing)
• Basic scripting skills (Such As; Python, PowerShell or Bash, etc.)
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Prior experience working with FIX protocol and alternative exchange protocols a plus
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible a plus
• Experience with monitoring suites such as Splunk, Kibana & Grafana plus
• Flexibility to work slightly varied hours as trading activity needs dictate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree

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