Trading Systems Engineer

Hudson River Trading; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings plans

20 vacation days

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Hudson River Trading is hiring a Trading Systems Engineer in Austin, Texas. In this role, you'll design, manage, and optimize Linux-based trading infrastructure while troubleshooting complex issues. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in a live production environment, with strong skills in Linux systems, Python programming, and configuration management tools. The estimated salary range is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, with additional performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience supporting live production environments, preferably trading.
• Expertise in Linux systems from hardware to applications.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage Linux-based trading infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues.
• Deploy and configure applications for production.

Skills

Linux systems installation and troubleshooting

Python programming

Automation and integration

Shell scripting (bash)

Configuration management (SaltStack, Puppet, Ansible)

Production trading services management

Cross-functional communication

Project management using JIRA

Tools

SaltStack

Debian/Ubuntu

AWS

GCP

Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Trading Systems Engineer to join our growing Trading Systems Infrastructure team. This team designs, builds, and maintains the infrastructure that powers our global trading, and is responsible for ensuring optimal performance and uptime of the ultra low-latency operating systems, automation software, and development tools that allow our trading strategies to run worldwide 24/7.

As a Trading Systems Engineer, you’ll work on projects focusing on our real-time production trading environment and tackle problems that require high availability, high throughput, and ultra low-latency solutions. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for coding and automation, is eager to learn new skills to help build an elegant stack, and has the ability to handle challenging technical issues within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, automate, and optimize worldwide Linux-based trading infrastructure by planning and executing complex technical projects and tasks
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues across the stack
• Design and implement system installations and upgrades
• Deploy, configure, and test internal and external applications
• Remain unfazed by production-critical issues, resolving them quickly and efficiently
• Benchmark and tune the performance of the trading stack
• Hold vendors accountable on performance and reliability issues, with the ability to confidently go toe-to-toe with a vendor's Tier 2 engineering team during an escalation
• Join an on-call rotation schedule to cover trading hours and weekend shifts, as needed

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience supporting a live production environment (especially trading)
• Expert in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux systems, from hardware and networking to kernel to applications
• Knowledge of Debian/Ubuntu is desirable
• Proficiency with configuration management tools, particularly SaltStack – strong knowledge of Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or CFEngine is also desirable
• Advanced programming experience focusing on automation and integration; Python is strongly preferred
• Advanced shell (bash) scripting experience
• Significant experience managing and debugging production trading services
• Strong cross-functional communication and organization skills
• Proven ability to manage assigned projects efficiently, ideally using JIRA
• Architect-level cloud experience in AWS or GCP is desirable, but not required

Benefits

The estimated base salary range for this position is 150,000 to 250,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and enrollment in our company’s retirement savings plans. Employees will receive sick and parental leave, as well as other paid time off including 20 vacation days and 10 paid holidays in the US. Please note that benefits and time off policies will vary across non-US locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.