Reliability & Production Engineer

mthree Recruiting Portal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

mthree is seeking an experienced Reliability & Production Engineer to support mission-critical equities trading platforms and ATS systems. You will ensure platform stability, operational excellence, and rapid incident resolution in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes production support, cross-team collaboration, and continuous improvement, with exposure to electronic trading and market data systems. A strong Linux/Python/SQL skillset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• 2+ years supporting production apps or trading platforms.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Python or a scripting language; SQL proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Monitor real-time order flow and platform health.
• Support highly available trading platforms in production.
• Investigate and resolve production issues (order rejects, data discrepancies, outages).
• Lead incident management from detection to resolution and post-incident review.
• Create runbooks, dashboards, and documentation for operations.
• Assist with disaster recovery, capacity planning, and testing.
• Develop solutions using Python, SQL, and Linux tooling; improve observability.

Skills

Linux admin

Python

SQL

Distributed systems

Incident management

Trading platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Finance/Math

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

The base salary range for this position is $85,000 - $110,000 annually, based on experience, skills, qualifications, and market factors.

Want to work in technology within the financial services industry?

We are looking for an experienced Reliability & Production Engineer (RPE) to join a dynamic technology team for one of our clients, experienced in supporting mission-critical equities trading platforms and alternative trading systems. This role offers direct exposure to electronic trading, market structure, production support, and platform reliability in a fast-paced trading environment.

We would like to talk to you if you:

• Are interested in supporting distributed systems and high-availability trading platforms.
• Like to work in a fast-moving environment and are not afraid to improve processes and systems.
• Enjoy new technological challenges and solving complex production issues.
• Are keen to learn about electronic trading, market structure, and production engineering while helping users and stakeholders solve critical business challenges.
• Believe a team working well together is smarter than the single smartest person on that team.
• Aspire to grow as a person and as a teammate.
• Have grit, drive, and a deep sense of ownership.
• Thrive in a highly collaborative environment partnering with traders, developers, quantitative teams, and business stakeholders.

As a Reliability & Production Engineer, you'll help support and maintain mission-critical trading applications and alternative trading systems, ensuring platform stability, operational excellence, incident resolution, and continuous improvement across the production environment.

About mthree

Since 2010, mthree has been helping clients solve their business and technological challenges. We are a technology and business consultancy with a global workforce delivering significant business and IT projects in some of the largest financial services organizations worldwide.

• Core Services
• Consulting and Advisory
• Managed Services
• Alumni Graduate Program

We have a global presence and are experts in delivering exceptional quality to our client base, providing consulting services across Risk, Regulation & Compliance, Vendor Products, Application Support, Application Development, Cyber & Information Security, Data Science, and DevOps.

Our Expert program offers experienced professionals access to top roles in technology, finance, aviation, and insurance. Join us to work on innovative technology projects and critical platforms while gaining valuable experience within prestigious global organizations.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Production Support & Platform Reliability

• Monitor real-time order flow, execution activity, client connectivity, and overall platform health.
• Support highly available trading and execution platforms in a production environment.
• Investigate and resolve production issues including order rejects, missing executions, connectivity issues, market data discrepancies, and trade reporting issues.
• Serve as a primary escalation point during production incidents impacting business operations and users.
• Proactively monitor applications, market data feeds, infrastructure, and system performance.

Incident Management & Operational Excellence

• Lead incident management efforts from detection through resolution and post-incident review.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to improve platform resiliency.
• Create and maintain operational runbooks, procedures, dashboards, and support documentation.
• Participate in disaster recovery, failover, capacity planning, and system testing exercises.
• Build automation and tooling to improve observability, diagnostics, and operational efficiency.
• Develop solutions using Python, SQL, Linux/Unix tools, and monitoring technologies.
• Leverage analytics to identify trends in platform behavior and system performance.
• Work with development teams to enhance platform stability, application design, and supportability.

Collaboration and Communication

• Collaborate with trading, development, quantitative, compliance, and infrastructure teams to resolve issues and improve platform performance.
• Communicate effectively during production incidents and stakeholder escalations.
• Participate in reviews and operational discussions to ensure best practices are adopted across teams.

Regulatory & Compliance Support

• Assist with trading inquiries, investigations, regulatory reviews, and audit requests.
• Support reporting requirements and controls related to electronic trading operations.

Skills and Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience supporting production applications, distributed systems, trading platforms, or technology operations environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience supporting distributed real-time applications in a production environment.
• Proficiency in Python or another scripting language.
• SQL and database query experience.
• Familiarity with market data systems and the FIX Protocol.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure production support environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting electronic trading systems, exchange connectivity, or brokerage platforms.
• Understanding of U.S. Equities market structure and the order lifecycle.
• Familiarity with alternative trading systems (ATS), dark pools, crossing engines, smart order routing, or algorithmic trading platforms.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices.

At mthree

At mthree, our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We take great pride in celebrating the diversity of each individual who contributes to making mthree the company it is today and will be in the future. We value diversity both within mthree and with our partner companies and are proud to provide an environment where all our colleagues can flourish through equality, inclusion, and opportunity.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay and strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package.

This salary range represents a good faith estimate at the time of posting. The final offer may vary based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including relevant experience, technical expertise, and overall qualifications.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Company will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

At mthree, we embrace and uphold the principles of equal-opportunity employment. We firmly believe in treating every individual with fairness and respect, free from discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, different ability, neurodiversity, status as a veteran/member of the armed forces, or any other legally protected status.

Our unwavering commitment extends to fostering an inclusive environment that empowers qualified minorities and advancement within our organization. We continuously strive to improve and ensure that all applicants and employees have an equitable experience throughout their journey with us.

Together, let's create a workplace that celebrates diversity, encourages inclusivity, and champions equal opportunities for all.

Submitting information is voluntary and your answers in this section will not impact your application through the recruitment process. All information is kept confidential and is collected solely to ensure we’re attracting a diverse population of applicants, to deliver our commitment to diversity.