Linux Technical Operations Engineer – HFT

Overview

In this role you will design, engineer and implement trading hardware and Linux-based infrastructure to support high-frequency trading. You will collaborate with research teams to architect and analyze automated trading algorithms, and expand the firm’s research platform for new exchanges and functionality. The environment blends startup agility with scale, offering deep technical challenges and significant impact on trading infrastructure. A unique chance to work on high-performance systems in a growth-focused prop trading firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• bonus 50–100% of salary
• relocation package

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer and implement trading hardware
• Collaborate with research teams to architect, implement and analyze automated electronic trading algorithms
• Build and engineer the firm’s infrastructure to support new and existing lines of business
• Expand the proprietary research platform to support new exchanges, products and functionality

Key requirements

• Strong understanding of Linux
• Experience building process management and monitoring toolkits leveraging scripting languages (Python preferred)
• Experience improving the operational stability and functionality of trading systems
• Experience coordinating, planning, and executing firm-wide changes within a global change management framework
• Ability to triage, prioritise and troubleshoot complex network and systems issues (hardware to in-house software)
• Understanding of networking concepts (DNS, HTTP, TCP, UDP)
• High level of initiative and ability to quickly build trust with trading and technology teamwork

• initiative
• ability to build trust
• cross-functional collaboration
• Linux
• Python scripting
• process monitoring/tooling

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