Junior Trading Ops Engineer - Python, Linux & SRE

Old Mission; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement Program

401(k) with employer match

Paid Vacation, Sick, and ParentalLeave

Commuter programs

In-office M-F with 10 remote days

Job summary

Old Mission is seeking a Junior Trading Ops/DevOps Engineer to join the Chicago team. You will safeguard the performance of proprietary trading systems and own technical issues in in-house trading apps. The role blends SRE, Operations, and DevOps responsibilities.

You will deploy, run, and monitor latency-sensitive applications, automate infrastructure in Python, and triage live incidents in a fast-paced environment. Collaboration with Linux and networking teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math or related Engineering/Science discipline.
• 0–2 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong programming ability.
• High proficiency in Python on Linux platforms.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, run, and monitor production latency-sensitive trading applications.
• Automate trading infrastructure/application management in Python.
• Triage and resolve live incidents in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Create and integrate monitoring and alerting.
• Work with Linux, network, and datacenter engineers to troubleshoot issues and optimize trading performance.
• Assist with rollout of new products, systems, and exchanges.
• Conduct user acceptance testing across internal trading application stacks.
• Review incidents for recurring themes and feed technical requirements back into the development cycle.

Skills

Python

Linux

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Math/Engineering

Job description

Old Mission is seeking a Junior Trading Ops/DevOps Engineer to join the Chicago team. You will safeguard the performance of proprietary trading systems and own technical issues in in-house trading apps. The role blends SRE, Operations, and DevOps responsibilities.

You will deploy, run, and monitor latency-sensitive applications, automate infrastructure in Python, and triage live incidents in a fast-paced environment. Collaboration with Linux and networking teams is essential.