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# Trading Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Hudson River Trading
- **Location:** Boulder, CO, United States
- **Salary:** $150,000 - $250,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Amazon Web Services, Ubuntu (Operating System), CFEngines, System Configuration, Debian Linux, Software Debugging, Linux, Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Robotic Automation Software, Software Engineering, Computer Networking Systems, System Availability, Saltstack, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Puppet
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/7_477D6335C4F2FBE78BFA5AECC3A0208E

## About the Role

The ideal candidate possesses a passion for coding and automation, is eager to learn new skills to help build an elegant stack, and has the ability to handle challenging technical issues within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.ResponsibilitiesDesign, manage, automate, and optimize worldwide Linux-based trading infrastructure by planning and executing complex technical projects and tasksTroubleshoot hardware and software issues across the stack Design and implement system installations and upgrades Deploy, configure, and test internal and external applications Remain unfazed by production-critical issues, resolving them quickly and efficientlyBenchmark and tune the performance of the trading stack Hold vendors accountable on performance and reliability issues, with the ability to confidently go toe-to-toe with a vendor's Tier 2 engineering team during an escalationJoin an on-call rotation schedule to cover trading hours and weekend shifts, as neededQualifications7+ years of relevant

## Description

This team designs, builds, and maintains the infrastructure that powers our global trading, and is responsible for ensuring optimal performance and uptime of the ultra low-latency operating systems, automation software, and development tools that allow our trading strategies to run worldwide 24/7.As a Trading Systems Engineer, you'll work on projects focusing on our real-time production trading environment and tackle problems that require high availability, high throughput, and ultra low-latency solutions., experience supporting a live production environment (especially trading)Expert in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux systems, from hardware and networking to kernel to applications Knowledge of Debian/Ubuntu is desirableProject Management SkillsProficiency with configuration management tools, particularly SaltStack - strong knowledge of Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or CFEngine is also desirableAdvanced programming experience focusing on automation and integration; Python is strongly preferredAdvanced shell (bash) scripting experienceSignificant experience managing and debugging production trading servicesStrong cross-functional communication and organization skillsProven ability to manage assigned projects efficiently, ideally using JIRAArchitect-level cloud experience in AWS or GCP is desirable, but not requiredThis job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.The estimated base salary range for this position is 150,000 to 250,000 USD per year (or