Production Engineer - Trading Systems
Role Overview
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Python and Bash tooling to monitor system health, performance, and dependencies.
- Support and troubleshoot a distributed Linux production environment.
- Assist with system deployment, configuration management, testing, and infrastructure rollout activities.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, and data teams to deliver reliable production services.
- Act as a key technical contact for production support and operational issues.
- Provide support to business and technical stakeholders operating in a fast-paced environment.
- Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual processes.
- Identify opportunities to enhance platform resilience, monitoring, and overall system reliability.
Key Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience administering and supporting Linux/Unix environments.
- Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
- Experience supporting production, infrastructure, or other business-critical systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues under pressure.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working closely with technical and non-technical users.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Experience within financial markets, trading, fintech, or other low-latency environments.
Nice to Have
- Understanding of market structure and financial instruments.
- Exposure to distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure environments.
- Experience improving monitoring, observability, and operational processes.
Why Join?
- Work with cutting-edge technology in a performance-driven environment.
- Partner directly with highly skilled engineers, researchers, and trading professionals.
- Gain exposure to sophisticated, large-scale production systems.
- Contribute to mission-critical platforms where your work has measurable impact.
- Join a collaborative organisation that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning
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