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# Electronic Trading Support Engineer

- **Company:** Hudson River Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Unix, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Scripting
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/junior-electronic-trading-support-engineer-hudson-river-trading-9840776

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, etc.)
 * Working knowledge of UNIX systems
 * Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash)
 * Excellent communication skills and enjoy interfacing with clients, both internal and external
 * Incredibly organized, with a high attention to detail
 * Excited to work independently in a very fast-paced, high pressure environment
 * Poses an understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems and an interest in how modern electronic markets work
 * Industry experience and/or Series 7 or 57 certification is preferred

## Description

In a high performance environment, immediate awareness of and reaction to systems and trading issues is essential. That's where HRT's Electronic Trading Support Engineers come in. You'll be responsible for managing new initiatives and ensuring a smooth trading day. You'll act as the first line of defense when the inevitable happens, and the subject matter expert on recent changes to the production trading platform. The team's scope covers everything from systems infrastructure, to compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement., * Support live trading during US market hours

 * Handle order flow from HRT's trading desks
 * Respond to external market alerts and outages
 * Interface with exchanges & other external parties to support trading


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