Site Reliability Engineer

Worky; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu Financial in New York is seeking a Site Reliability/Core Operations Engineer to manage deployment, maintenance, and performance of our electronic trading system.

You will work in Windows/Linux environments, collaborate with traders and exchanges, and thrive under time-sensitive, high-stress conditions. The role offers exposure to low-latency architectures and state-of-the-art market data infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in an SRE or Production Support role. Fresh graduates considered.
• Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments.
• Ability to stay calm in high-stress, time-sensitive environments.
• Interest in high-transaction environments and/or low-latency systems.
• Strong academic record.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and enhance a sophisticated electronic trading system across multiple venues.
• Serve as first point of contact for external trading connections and perform risk management and triage.
• Collaborate with traders and exchanges to understand micro-market structure and improve system reliability.

Skills

Linux environments

Cool under pressure

Low-latency systems

Strong academic record

Technical agility

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Salt

SQL

Job description

Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.

THE ROLE

Virtu’sSite Reliability/Core Operations Engineers form a small, fast-paced global team dedicated to managing the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of a sophisticated electronic trading system operating on hundreds of venues around the world. They are positioned at the very forefront of our technology’s interaction with the financial markets, requiring them to work well under high-stress situations and have an ability to react decisively and quickly in time-sensitive situations. This team is the first point of contact for all our external trading connections and, as such, they perform a dynamic mix of functions. This includes everything from counter party support to risk management and system triage/optimization.

Our Site Reliability/Core Operations Engineers operate at a high-level in a Windows/Linux environment to solve complex technical problems and work with traders and exchanges to understand micro-market structure. A strong interest in the markets and technology is a must. This is a unique job opportunity to become an integral part of a fast-paced electronic trading environment.

THE CANDIDATE:

• 1-3 years of experience in an SRE or Production Support role. Will consider fresh graduates
• Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments
• Ability to be cool under pressure and at ease in high-stress, time-sensitive environments
• Interest in high transaction environments and/or low-latency systems.
• Strong academic record
• Technical agility; interest in innovative technologies

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Working with financial systems or knowledge of the global financial market place
• Competence in at least one programming language - preferably Python / Bash / Perl / Go or similar.
• Experience with OMS/ESM order flow
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with configuration management platforms (i.e. Ansible, Puppet or Salt)
• Knowledge of networking, both TCP and UDP

Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000 (salary range is exclusive of bonuses, benefits or other categories of compensation)

Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.