Electronic Trading Support Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary performance-based bonuses

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Hudson River Trading (HRT) seeks an Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join the Trade Operations team in NYC. This role will handle live trading, manage order flow, and respond to market alerts during US hours. Candidates should have a strong tech background, excellent communication skills, and be organized with attention to detail.

The position offers a salary range of $100,000 to $150,000 per year, along with performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of UNIX systems is essential.
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python or Perl is required.
• Strong communication skills for interfacing with clients is a must.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Working knowledge of UNIX systems

Experience with scripting languages (Python, Perl, Bash)

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently in a high-pressure environment

Education

Industry experience and/or Series 7 or 57 certification preferred

Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for an Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join our global Trade Operations (TradeOps) team in NYC. This team is responsible for managing HRT’s live trading environment, one of the most robust and efficient electronic trading platforms in the world. This includes configuring, monitoring, and optimizing the firm’s trading as well as handling risk, regulatory, and development tasks. The TradeOps team focuses on both automating common tasks and preparing for the unexpected. Your day could consist of debugging to get a process running in time for the market open, making a difficult on-the-spot decision that balances compliance, risk, and PnL during trading hours, or coordinating the technical rollout of a new trading strategy.

Being a member of TradeOps at HRT means working on a tight-knit, highly productive team. We're looking for someone who loves technology and wants to work on a broad range of projects using whatever tool(s) best solve the problem at hand. Excellent communication is a must, along with a can‑do attitude.

Role

In a high performance environment, immediate awareness of and reaction to systems and trading issues is essential. That’s where HRT’s Electronic Trading Support Engineers come in. You’ll be responsible for managing new initiatives and ensuring a smooth trading day. You’ll act as the first line of defense when the inevitable happens, and the subject matter expert on recent changes to the production trading platform. The team’s scope covers everything from systems infrastructure, to compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of UNIX systems
• Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash)
• Excellent communication skills and enjoy interfacing with clients, both internal and external
• Incredibly organized, with a high attention to detail
• Excited to work independently in a very fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment
• Poses an understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems and an interest in how modern electronic markets work
• Industry experience and/or Series 7 or 57 certification is preferred

The estimated base salary range for this position is 100,000 to 150,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance‑based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.

HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.