Site Reliability Engineer

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-performance trading organization in Chicago is seeking a hands-on Trading Engineer to support live trading strategies. The ideal candidate will monitor and improve system performance while designing automations to enhance reliability. With 3+ years in systems engineering, strong scripting skills, and Linux experience, you'll work closely with traders and engineers in a fast-paced environment to drive critical improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations.
• 3+ years of experience in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor live trading systems during market hours and respond to issues.
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes, and implement fixes.
• Build tools to eliminate manual processes and improve resilience.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers for high-impact improvements.
• Continuously evaluate system performance and operational workflows.

Skills

Scripting skills (Python and/or Bash)

Linux experience in production environments

Kubernetes experience

Familiarity with Prometheus, SQL/NoSQL databases, Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Kafka

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Overview

We0re partnered with a high-performance trading organization where technology, data, and market strategy converge. This team operates at the core of live trading, building and running systems that must perform reliably under real-time market conditions. The culture is highly collaborative, engineering-driven, and focused on continuous improvement.

About the Role

This is a hands-on Trading Engineer position within a strategy development environment. You0ll own critical systems that power live trading strategies, design automations that improve speed and reliability, and help ensure the platform performs when it matters most. It0s an ideal role for someone with an SRE, systems, or production engineering background who wants closer proximity to execution and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support live trading systems during market hours, responding to performance or reliability issues in real time
• Investigate incidents across distributed systems, identify root causes, and implement long-term fixes
• Build tools and automations that eliminate manual processes and improve system resilience
• Partner closely with traders, researchers, and engineers to deliver high-impact improvements
• Continuously evaluate and improve system performance, scalability, and operational workflows

Qualifications

• Bachelor a0sc; clarify: actually keep as original: Bachelor a0 in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations

Required Skills

• Strong scripting or automation skills (Python and/or Bash)
• Hands-on experience with Linux in production environments; Kubernetes experience is a plus
• Familiarity with monitoring, data stores, or messaging systems such as Prometheus, SQL/NoSQL databases, Kafka, or similar tools
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-pressure environments