Junior Front‑Office Trading Support Engineer

Jain Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Jain Global LLC is a hedge fund seeking a Junior Execution Support Engineer to join the Execution Support team in New York. The role provides direct, front-line support to Portfolio Managers and Traders across trading platforms, with exposure to the trade lifecycle and electronic trading in a fast-paced environment.

You will work with experienced engineers, technology, and operations teams, developing technical and financial markets expertise while building Python tools and automation for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Strong interest in financial markets and electronic trading.
• Willingness to learn in a fast-paced front-office environment.
• Experience with Linux, SQL, or scripting is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-line production support for Portfolio Managers and Execution Traders across OMS, EMS, FIX, APIs, and related trading systems.
• Monitor production trading systems and respond to alerts, incidents, and user queries.
• Assist with investigating issues involving orders, executions, allocations, positions, market data, connectivity, and downstream trading workflows.
• Use Linux, SQL, application logs, and monitoring tools to investigate and diagnose production issues.
• Develop an understanding of FIX protocol, electronic trading workflows, and the end-to-end trade lifecycle.
• Work closely with senior Execution Support Engineers, Technology teams, Operations, Compliance, and external vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Support UAT, production releases, system upgrades, and deployment of new functionality.
• Develop and maintain Python‑based tools and automation to improve trading and support workflows.
• Assist with new broker, trading platform, API, and investment team onboarding.
• Help identify recurring issues and opportunities to improve system reliability, monitoring, automation, and operational processes.
• Maintain clear support documentation and runbooks and contribute to the continued improvement of the Execution Support function.

Skills

Financial markets interest

Electronic trading

Trading technology

Linux CLI

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or related

Tools

FlexTrade

Job description

Jain Global LLC is a hedge fund seeking a Junior Execution Support Engineer to join the Execution Support team in New York. The role provides direct, front-line support to Portfolio Managers and Traders across trading platforms, with exposure to the trade lifecycle and electronic trading in a fast-paced environment.

You will work with experienced engineers, technology, and operations teams, developing technical and financial markets expertise while building Python tools and automation for