Application Support Engineer - Equities

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trade Application Support Engineer to join their dynamic equities team. This role involves direct interaction with investment professionals to identify and resolve issues while enhancing the efficiency of equity-focused applications. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in supporting trading desks, a solid understanding of equity products, and proficiency in automation through Python. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced environment where your skills will directly impact the success of the trading operations. Join a team that values innovation and collaboration in the heart of Manhattan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years supporting Equities investment/trading desks.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in Python scripting for support tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support Equities investment staff with various applications.
• Enhance and maintain the firm's Equity systems.
• Engage with PMs and Traders to resolve issues.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Creative problem-solving

Automation in Python

SQL

Scripting tools (Python, PowerShell)

Knowledge of Equity products

Understanding of market data issues

Tools

Confluence

Flextrade

Virtu Triton

SpiderRock

Kubernetes

AWS

ActiveBatch

Airflow

Control-M

AutoSys

ITRS Geneos

Zabbix

LogicMonitor

Solace

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Job Title: Trade Application Support Engineer, US Equities

Work model: 4x a week in office, Manhattan

Comp: 200-500k total compensation

Summary: A leading multi strat hedge fund is looking for an application support engineer to join their growing equities team. A successful candidate will have automation experience in Python. The role will have a high level of interaction with the investment staff including Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts, to proactively discover and understand issues and potential workflow/system improvements. They must have experience directly supporting the demanding needs of a growing equities business.

Responsibilities:

• Support Equities investment staff who leverage a full stack of Equities focused applications, including Equity Trading, Position, PnL, Risk, Reporting, Research and compliance systems.
• Enhance, support and maintain the firm's Equity front, middle and back-office systems.
• Proactively engage with PMs, Traders, and Analysts to resolve issues and identify improvement opportunities.
• Document common support issues, trade flows and procedures on Confluence.
• Work with external vendors to resolve issues and deliver strategic enhancements.
• Provide escalation support for other regions, including evenings and weekends, on rotation.
• Work in person 4+ times a week.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience supporting an Equities investment/trading desk within investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers or associated software vendors.
• A thorough understanding of Equity products e.g. Cash Equities, Futures, Options. Must be able to discuss details with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Analysts, Operations and Risk Managers.
• Strong troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities, including being able to interpret, understand and troubleshoot internally developed systems.
• Experience scripting tools in python and/or PowerShell for support purposes.
• SQL experience across various database implementations.
• Experience supporting OMS/EMS equity platforms such as Flextrade, Virtu Triton, SpiderRock.
• Experience in supporting applications hosted on Linux, Cloud (Kubernetes, AWS).
• Knowledge of Messaging platforms - Solace, Kafka, RabbitMQ.
• Experience troubleshooting market and static data related issues that impact trade flow.
• Familiarity with enterprise scheduling tools such as ActiveBatch, Airflow, Control-M, AutoSys.
• Experience using/building monitoring on platforms like ITRS Geneos, Zabbix, LogicMonitor.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology