Trading System Support Engineer
Middelbare School
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
19 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
EnglishJob location
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Tech stack
Algorithmic Trading
Databases
Linux
Python
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB
Performance Tuning
Redis
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
System Availability
Reliability of Systems
Gitlab
Kubernetes
InfluxDB
Software Version Control
Job description
- Provide daily support of proprietary trading systems to ensure system availability and performance.
- Set up and maintain tools that monitor for alerts and test new system changes
- Develop scripts and tools to automate system tasks and processes, improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
- Analyze and optimize the performance of our trading systems to ensure low-latency, high-throughput operations under heavy load during high volatility market conditions
- Drive improvements in observability by building custom monitoring tools and dashboards for performance and system health.
- Define and document operational procedures, best practices, and knowledge bases to support system reliability and scaling.
- Mentor support engineers and share performance tuning knowledge across teams.
- Propose new ideas or gather requirements for additional functionality, both of which are brought into production quickly through our short development cycles.
Requirements
- Strong experience in performance engineering and production support for high?'availability systems.
- Hands?'on experience with Linux?'based systems and performance analysis tools.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Shell, etc.) and familiarity with a version control system like GitLab
- Solid understanding of database technologies: MSSQL, Postgres, Redis, InfluxDB, MongoDB.
- Willingness to work additional and flexible hours when necessary.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy and a thorough understanding of performance optimization/latency reduction methodologies.
- Experience with trading systems or financial platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Tbricks, Quik) is a plus.
- Kubernetes (k8s) knowledge is a strong advantage.
- Previous experience within a financial services or trading environment is a plus.
Benefits & conditions
At All Options, we offer a dynamic role with room for professional development and collaboration. Enjoy a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, profit sharing, 29 vacation days, and perks like a well?'being allowance and in?'house meals. Celebrate success with monthly drinks and festivities, and take advantage of our bicycle plan, NS Business Card, and the option to work from abroad.