Senior Production Data Platform Engineer — Trading

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology-driven trading firm is seeking an experienced Application Support Engineer to maintain and support core data platforms integral to trading and analytics. This role demands a hands-on approach, ensuring system health and performance of high-volume data pipelines while collaborating with developers. Applicants should have a strong background in production support for complex data systems and excellent debugging skills. Full-time employment with a focus on operational excellence within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting market data or complex data platforms.
• Strong background in production support for performance-sensitive systems.
• Ability to read and reason about object-oriented code.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support high-throughput data processing systems.
• Monitor production pipelines to ensure data completeness and correctness.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents.
• Collaborate with software engineers to diagnose defects.

Skills

Data platforms support

Production support

Debugging skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Job description

A global technology-driven trading firm is seeking an experienced Application Support Engineer to maintain and support core data platforms integral to trading and analytics. This role demands a hands-on approach, ensuring system health and performance of high-volume data pipelines while collaborating with developers. Applicants should have a strong background in production support for complex data systems and excellent debugging skills. Full-time employment with a focus on operational excellence within a fast-paced environment.