Trading Systems Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 19 August 2025

LOCATION

London

TYPE

Other

LEVEL

Mid-Senior level

SKILLS

Trade Support Site Reliability Engineering Trading Platforms Linux/Unix Python Bash SQL Networking

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

As a Senior Trading Systems Engineer, you’ll have an opportunity to exercise your extensive skills while helping solve complex technical problems. You’ll work closely with trading, infrastructure and software development teams to provide smooth support for our technology. We’ll ask you to communicate directly with exchanges, traders and developers to iron out any problems that arise.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

Trading Systems Engineer

Qualifications & Skills:

Minimum of 5 years working in trade support, site reliability engineering or related fields
Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field
Familiarity with trading platforms and financial markets
Thrives in high-pressure situations while working alongside traders, developers and other engineering teams
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues under pressure
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments
Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash for automation tasks
Ability to devise complex SQL database queries and updates
Basic networking knowledge, including multicast, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and common network troubleshooting tools

What you’ll be working on:

Maintaining the health and availability of a world class trading eco-system
Responding to support requests from our traders and software engineers
Contributing to our automation and monitoring solutions, reducing manual configuration and improving uptime
Liaising with external trading partners, such as financial exchanges and clearing firms, to resolve technical issues
Onboarding new trading desks, trading systems and technologies