Trading Systems Engineer — Flexible 5‑Day Shifts

DRW Holdings, LLC.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Comprehensive employee benefits

401k with discretionary employer match

Job summary

A diversified trading firm in Chicago is looking for a Trade Systems Engineer to support trading technology and ensure system availability. The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of experience in trade support, systems administration, or site reliability engineering. Responsibilities include diagnosing technical issues, responding to requests from traders, and participating in system onboarding. This role requires a Bachelor's in a related field and familiarity with networking and scripting languages.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in a technical role.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems under pressure.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix command line.

Responsibilities

• Keeping trading systems healthy and available.
• Responding to trader requests urgently.
• Participating in onboarding of new desks and systems.

Skills

Trade support

Systems administration

Site reliability engineering

Networking concepts

Containerized applications

Scripting languages

Linux/Unix

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A diversified trading firm in Chicago is looking for a Trade Systems Engineer to support trading technology and ensure system availability. The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of experience in trade support, systems administration, or site reliability engineering. Responsibilities include diagnosing technical issues, responding to requests from traders, and participating in system onboarding. This role requires a Bachelor's in a related field and familiarity with networking and scripting languages.