Electronic Trading Operations Engineer — Live Markets

Hudson River Trading; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson River Trading in New York City is seeking an Electronic Trading Support Engineer to be the first line of defense for a live, high-performance trading platform. You will monitor, debug, and optimize operations during market hours and coordinate technical rollouts for new strategies.

If you enjoy fast-paced environments, have strong communication, and can balance compliance, risk, and PnL while solving problems with cutting‑edge tools, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (CS/Engineering/Physics/Math, etc.).
• Working knowledge of UNIX systems.
• Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash).
• Excellent communication skills with clients internal/external.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems and modern electronic markets.

Responsibilities

• Support live trading during US market hours.
• Handle order flow from trading desks.
• Respond to external market alerts and outages.
• Interface with exchanges and external parties to support trading.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative

UNIX systems

Scripting language experience

Communication skills

Highly organized

Independent work style

Market Data/Order Entry knowledge

Industry certification (Series 7/57)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Python

Perl

Bash

Job description

Hudson River Trading in New York City is seeking an Electronic Trading Support Engineer to be the first line of defense for a live, high-performance trading platform. You will monitor, debug, and optimize operations during market hours and coordinate technical rollouts for new strategies.

If you enjoy fast-paced environments, have strong communication, and can balance compliance, risk, and PnL while solving problems with cutting‑edge tools, this role is for you.