Senior Production Software Engineer

NJF Global Holdings Ltd; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NJF Global Holdings Ltd in Chicago is seeking a Senior Production Software Engineer to join a team building tooling and automation that support a complex global production environment. You will help make production changes faster and safer, improving reliability and reducing operational overhead.

You will own end-to-end systems, influence engineering standards, and mentor junior engineers. Proficiency in Python is required with Go or Rust a plus; experience across Linux, networking, and

Qualifications

• Strong software engineer with production infra interest.
• Python required; Go or Rust a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD, observability, production automation.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, Vault, FastAPI/Flask/Django is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build tooling and platforms to move changes into production with confidence.
• Improve deployment and release workflows; enhance monitoring and alerting capabilities.
• Automate repetitive operational processes and strengthen production environments.
• Own systems end-to-end and contribute to engineering standards and junior engineers.

Skills

Python

Go/Rust

CI/CD

Observability

Production automation

Linux

Networking

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

Jenkins

Vault

FastAPI

Flask

Django

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

Jenkins

Vault

FastAPI

Flask

Django

Job description

A leading technology-driven trading firm is looking for a Senior Production Software Engineer to join a team responsible for the systems, tooling and automation that support a complex global production environment.

This is a broad engineering role sitting between software development, infrastructure and operations. The team's focus is simple: make it faster and safer to change production systems, improve reliability and remove unnecessary operational overhead.

The Role

• You'll build the tooling and platforms that help engineering teams move changes into production with greater confidence.
• That could mean improving deployment and release workflows, building monitoring and alerting capabilities, automating repetitive operational processes or improving the consistency and resilience of production environments.
• You'll work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams and operations across a global organisation. You'll take ownership of systems end-to-end – understanding the problem, designing the solution, building it, deploying it and supporting it in production.
• As a senior member of the team, you'll also have the opportunity to influence engineering standards and help develop more junior engineers.

About You

• You'll be a strong software engineer with an interest in production infrastructure and large-scale systems.
• Python is essential, with Go or Rust also of interest. You should be comfortable working across a broad technology stack, with a good understanding of Linux, networking, servers, databases and application infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD, observability and production automation is important. Exposure to technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, Vault, FastAPI, Flask or Django would also be useful.
• Most importantly, you'll enjoy solving complex operational problems and finding better ways to run production systems – particularly where automation, reliability and security can make a meaningful difference.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary starting from $200,000, with a discretionary performance bonus
• You'll also receive strong retirement contributions, comprehensive healthcare and insurance coverage, 25 days' annual leave plus market holidays and a range of office benefits.
• You'll be joining a highly technical, collaborative environment with the opportunity to work on production systems that sit at the heart of a fast-moving global business.