Trading Systems Operator

DRW
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
11 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Algorithmic Trading
C++
Command-Line Interface
Continuous Integration
Software Debugging
Linux
Python
Systems Development Life Cycle
Ruby
Shell Script
Data Logging
Real Time Systems
GIT
Build Process
Grep
TeamCity
Software Version Control
Bamboo

Job description

low-latency trading desk focused on North American equities. This is a highly technical role centered on operating, debugging, and improving latency-sensitive production systems. While the role sits close to live trading, deep trading experience is not required - strong Linux, systems, and Python skills are essential, and trading knowledge will be developed on the desk. You will work closely with traders, software engineers, and network engineers to ensure the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of the Blink trading platform. What you'll do: Operate real-time low-latency trading systems across numerous markets and datacenters Troubleshoot production system incidents and create artifacts for postmortems to ensure that similar failures in the future are avoided Own and automate application upgrades to stay current with vendor releases Wrangle large amounts of data to improve logging, monitoring and alerting so that critical issues are prioritized Write and maintain Python

Requirements

tooling for automation, monitoring, diagnostics, and operational workflows Use the command line as a power tool-bash, SSH, tmux, grep, awk-to investigate problems and ship fixes Coordinate with network engineers on exchange connectivity and packet level issues What we're looking for: 5+years of software or systems development experience Strong experience operating Linux-based production systems Experience coding in Python or shell scripting (e.g. bash) to automate rote system-level tasks Able to troubleshoot bugs in software written in a range of languages and contribute solutions Familiarity with git or other version control software Persistent drive to improve workflows and make things better Ability to debug and reason about distributed, real time systems under pressure Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/UDP, latency, packet loss) Asking questions, sharing information, and understanding the "why" for your work and our team's work Able to work well on a team as well as independently Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with engineering, networking, and trading teams What will make you stand out: Experience in C++, python, ruby, java Familiarity with conda Familiarity with continuous integration services like Bamboo Comfortable with software build process using TeamCity or similar, able to dig into any code-base to diagnose and fix problems Prior on-call production support experience for mission-critical systems For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice. California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice. #LI-MM1

About the company

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it's not just what we do that matters-it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus. DRW is seeking a Trading Systems Operator to join our

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