Trading Applications Specialist

London Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this role you ensure the reliability and stability of trading services in a global tech-driven team. You will blend markets knowledge with strong technical skills to support systematic trading applications, drive incident management, and push automation to optimize daily workflows. You’ll learn how outages are handled and minimized in a large-scale trading operation, contributing to continuous innovation. This is a hands-on, high-responsibility position with meaningful impact on uptime and performance.

Pay / Benefits

base salary with potential discretionary bonuses
health and dental benefits
401(k) contributions
wellness plans
career development opportunities
flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

Perform pre-market checks to ensure a smooth market open
Monitor trading applications and execution strategies using proprietary observability frameworks
Conduct post-trade checks and resolve reporting issues
Own incident management and root-cause analysis to reduce downtime
Develop tools and scripts to automate operational tasks and onboarding of new apps/services
Work on projects to onboard new applications into production
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and automation

Key requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or a similar discipline
Up to 4 years of experience in a buy/sell side or similar environment
Experience with Linux, Python, Bash
Knowledge of equities, fixed income, derivatives or related asset classes
Exceptional communication, attention to detail, global teamwork
Eagerness to learn new technologies and take on challenges
Curiosity and drive to solve new problems
Experience with kdb+/q, MSSQL, PostgreSQL (optional)
Experience with FIX protocol (optional)
Understanding of TCP/IP concepts (optional)