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Hudson River Trading is hiring a Junior Trading Systems Engineer to join its Trading Systems Infrastructure team. This group is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the high-performance infrastructure that supports the firm's global trading operations. The focus is on ensuring reliability and efficiency for ultra low-latency operating systems, automation tools, and platforms that keep trading strategies running around the clock. Key responsibilities Contribute to projects within a real-time trading environment Address challenges that demand high availability, high throughput, and ultra low-latency solutions Support the maintenance and improvement of core infrastructure for global trading systems Assist in developing and automating tools that back trading operations What we look for Strong interest in coding and automation Willingness to learn new skills and technologies to work with a complex technical stack Ability to solve technical problems in a demanding setting Locations Chicago, Illinois, United States London, United Kingdom New York, NY, United States

Join our dynamic and innovative execution development team as a Trading Systems Engineer, where your expertise will play a pivotal role in our trading operations.In this multifaceted position, you will manage critical systems that are essential to live trading, focusing on hardware, network connectivity, application performance, and exchange interactions.This role is not solely about support or project-based engineering; it encompasses both. Your responsibilities will include:Operational support for live trading systems, ensuring their stability and swiftly resolving production issues. This fast-paced environment demands strong troubleshooting skills, clear communication, and the ability to maintain composure under pressure. If you thrive on real-time problem-solving and appreciate the immediate impact of your contributions, this role is for you.Project-based engineering to enhance the reliability, performance, and automation of existing systems. Our objective is clear: fewer incidents, quicker recovery, proactive monitoring, and continual system improvement. We believe that understanding system behavior in real-world scenarios is crucial for effective enhancement.Our execution systems are fundamental to our success and require dedicated ownership to ensure seamless trading operations throughout the day. Your contributions will be vital in both optimizing current trading practices and developing a more robust platform for future success.As part of a team of seasoned engineers, you will be committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement, taking on significant responsibilities for complex, real-time interactions between trading and technology.

Hudson River Trading seeks a Trading Systems Engineer to join the Trading Systems Infrastructure team. This group builds and maintains the technology behind global trading operations. Their work supports high performance and reliability for the ultra-low latency operating systems, automation tools, and development platforms that keep trading strategies running worldwide, around the clock. Role overview The Trading Systems Engineer will help support and improve real-time production trading environments. The work centers on solving challenges that require high availability, high throughput, and ultra-low latency. This role contributes to the development and automation of essential infrastructure components, working alongside a team committed to keeping trading systems operating smoothly at all times. What you will do Support and improve real-time production trading environments Address challenges involving high availability, high throughput, and ultra-low latency Contribute to developing and automating critical infrastructure Collaborate with a team focused on system reliability and uptime Requirements Experience with coding and automation Strong interest in enhancing technology stacks Ability to solve complex technical problems in demanding environments Comfort working where uptime and performance are essential Locations Austin, TX, United States Boulder, Colorado, United States Chicago, Illinois, United States London, United Kingdom New York, NY, United States Seattle, Washington, United States

What You’ll Do:Join our dynamic and innovative team as a Junior Software Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing the technologies that drive our trading operations in the financial markets. Being a vital part of a fast-paced and forward-thinking company, you will engage with exciting challenges across programming, networking, technology, and finance. Your primary responsibilities will focus on the development and enhancement of essential trading applications that significantly contribute to Valkyrie’s success.

Maven Securities Holding Ltd is hiring a Trading Systems Engineer focused on Options Market Making in Chicago. This role centers on building and improving trading systems that support core business activities. Role overview As a Trading Systems Engineer, the work involves close collaboration with traders and quantitative analysts. The goal is to deliver solutions that increase trading efficiency and support profitability. Daily tasks include developing, maintaining, and refining systems essential to options market making. Collaboration Expect to partner with team members across trading and quantitative research. Input from these groups shapes system requirements and helps prioritize enhancements that matter most to the business. Impact Contributions in this position have a direct effect on trading outcomes and business performance. The team values engineers who bring practical solutions and a willingness to work together to solve complex challenges.

Belvedere Trading is a premier proprietary trading firm located in the heart of downtown Chicago. We pride ourselves on our traders who diligently work to provide liquidity to the market through expert market-making across a variety of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and equity index options. From our inception, we have continuously invested in our proprietary technology, dedicating ourselves to building robust systems from the ground up. Our trading models and software systems undergo constant re-engineering, optimization, and maintenance to ensure we remain leaders in the industry. This achievement is driven by our technology teams, who expertly leverage and refine our innovative technology solutions. At Belvedere, high-performance proprietary development is the cornerstone of our success and competitive edge, fueling our unwavering passion for performance. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, constantly searching for insights that will transform not only the way we trade in this technology-driven era but also the future of the trading industry. We place significant emphasis on defining, developing, and deploying high-performance trading software through a collaborative, team-oriented approach. We seek enthusiastic team members whose contributions are vital to our ongoing success.Our team is in search of Software Engineers who specialize in creating high-performance trading systems. As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in establishing technical standards and significantly contributing to the technical architecture and engineering practices within our teams. You will collaborate with Belvedere Quantitative Analysts and fellow Software Engineers to address challenges in programming, technology, mathematics, and finance by developing high-quality, high-performing, and architecturally sound systems aligned with our business objectives. We are looking for individuals capable of solving complex technical problems in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Role Overview:Join Valkyrie Trading as a DevOps Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in our dynamic team. Collaborate with software developers, traders, and quantitative researchers to maintain and enhance the health and stability of our trading systems and infrastructure. Your expertise in systems will help solve complex challenges in automation, programming, and technology.Your key responsibilities include designing, building, and managing automation for workflows and data pipelines, while developing tools to enhance system reliability. You will also support developers in troubleshooting intricate programming and networking issues, deploy and configure applications with configuration management tools, and oversee our core infrastructure, from containerized environments to managing technology assets in our on-prem and co-located data centers.

Belvedere Trading is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineering Manager to lead our Trade Selection team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and mentoring a team of talented software engineers, driving innovation, and delivering high-quality software solutions. You will play a key role in enhancing our trading systems and ensuring optimal performance.

Join Our TeamAt Arista Networks, as a vital member of our Sales Engineering team, you will collaborate with a group of seasoned experts and technical leaders. Reporting directly to the Regional Engineering Manager, you will partner with some of the finest field engineers in the industry. Our team excels not only in understanding advanced technologies but also in recognizing their business implications, ensuring our solutions align seamlessly with our clients' broader objectives. Working closely with our Product Management and Software Development teams, you will influence product innovations, offerings, and strategic directions to effectively serve our customers and prospects. Backed by the expertise of our renowned Arista TAC, state-of-the-art proof-of-concept resources, and support from our executive team, you are poised to drive industry-leading solutions.Important Note: Candidates must reside in the metropolitan Chicago area.Your RoleArista Networks is on the lookout for a skilled Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer who will utilize their technical prowess in mission-critical networks, routing, and switching to deliver systems engineering support that expands the Arista brand for our clients in the Financial Services and Trading sectors.Key Responsibilities:Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers and partners, gathering requirements and identifying opportunities with both existing and prospective clients.Manage the pre and post-sales technical relationship within the assigned territory and customer base.Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of all Arista technologies to enable strategic customer success.Conduct technical training on Arista’s products, highlighting differentiators and solutions.Engage with key partners to enhance service delivery around Arista’s solutions.Participate in executing Proof of Concepts (POCs) and customer testing on-site.Lead technical Quarterly Business Reviews with the customer base.Address on-site customer requirements effectively.Respond to customer inquiries, including conducting research and lab testing of solutions.Deliver technical content presentations to global audiences both virtually and in person.Develop technical marketing materials for the global Arista organization.Anticipate travel requirements of approximately 10%.

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is on the lookout for inquisitive and analytical engineers who thrive on working with data and tackling real-world technical challenges. Join our expanding Market Structure Analysis team in the role of Quantitative Latency Engineer, where you will leverage data-driven techniques to enhance trading technology and optimize real-time interactions with financial markets worldwide, including both traditional and cryptocurrency exchanges. No prior finance experience is required!Key Responsibilities:Drive significant enhancements to HRT’s low-latency trading systems.Examine large datasets to gain insights into the behavior of complex systems and networks under real-world conditions, including exchange technology and the performance of HRT systems.Create Python-based tools and scripts to effectively collect, clean, and visualize data in a clear and actionable format.Design and execute experiments to assess the impact of changes and identify areas for improvement.Work closely with HRT’s Algorithm Development, Trading Technology, and Business Development teams to discover, investigate, and implement improvements to HRT’s infrastructure.Engage with exchanges globally to deepen your understanding of their technology and remain abreast of changes and enhancements.

About Us:Established over 15 years ago, DV Trading is a prominent proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, with a workforce exceeding 350 talented individuals across North America and Europe. Since our spin-off from a major brokerage firm in 2016, we have rapidly expanded, leveraging our capital, innovative trading strategies, and robust risk management practices to provide liquidity in global financial markets and hedging solutions for commodity producers and users. Today, our affiliates encompass two broker-dealers, a cryptocurrency market-making entity, and an emerging investment adviser. Overview:As a Trade Support Engineer, you will collaborate closely with our Development, Trading, and IT teams to optimize trading operations and ensure their stability. Your role will focus on continuously enhancing our capacity to identify and resolve trading-related issues while delivering exceptional support to our traders. Additionally, you will lead strategic initiatives aimed at improving our trading operations and the supporting technology. Job Responsibilities:Oversee and manage trading platforms across diverse markets.Monitor and support Linux environments effectively.Engage in the trading industry with a primary focus on supporting traders and trading infrastructure.Collaborate with both technical and non-technical personnel to drive business initiatives.

Join our dynamic trading team as a Systems & Automation Engineer in a fully remote capacity. We are looking for a skilled and driven individual who will play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless operation and maintenance of our trading systems. Key Responsibilities: - Ensure the stability and continuity of trading systems in a production environment.- Develop and manage Python-based automation solutions for operational tooling, monitoring, dashboards, and deployment workflows.- Administer Windows systems, focusing on configuration management, patching, performance optimization, and incident resolution.- Oversee identity, endpoint, and access management within the Microsoft ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, and related services.- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across various systems, applications, and core networking components in a multi-platform setup.- Assist in operational security initiatives like system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and continuous monitoring.- Participate in on-call support as part of a team rotation.

What You’ll Do:As a Trade Operations Engineer at Valkyrie Trading, you will become an integral member of our dynamic and collaborative team, dedicated to maintaining the health and stability of our production trading environment. This role places you at the forefront of our trading operations, where you will ensure the seamless functioning of our systems.Your hands-on responsibilities will include monitoring and maintaining the production trading environment, swiftly responding to alerts, and resolving or escalating technical issues as necessary. You will be tasked with deploying and configuring both proprietary and third-party applications while working closely with traders, clearing firms, exchanges, and vendor partners to achieve our business goals. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of operational solutions by automating workflows, supporting back-office operations such as trade capture and reconciliation, and assisting with risk and compliance reporting.

Join IMC Trading as a dynamic Trading Engineer within our Strategy Development team. This pivotal role integrates technology, data, and market strategy, empowering you to optimize trading systems that drive our success. You will develop automation solutions that enhance our operational efficiency, ensuring our trading processes remain robust and responsive under market pressures.This position is perfect for individuals with a background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or operations engineering who seek to be at the forefront of trading, where every millisecond counts and innovative thinking yields significant results.

As a Research Engineer at IMC Trading, you will be instrumental in developing advanced research platforms that support diverse asset classes and trading strategies. You will collaborate closely with quantitative traders and researchers to assess and implement innovative research ideas and methodologies across the organization. Your contributions will significantly enhance our trading strategies by accelerating experimentation cycles that promote ongoing innovation and improvement.Your Core Responsibilities:Design and develop high-throughput, scalable research platforms with a strong emphasis on data interactions, machine learning (ML) pipelines, and backtesting.Contribute to the design and deployment of deep learning models in a production environment.Establish tools that facilitate extensive experimentation at scale, ensuring versatility across various asset classes, time horizons, and trading strategies.Work collaboratively with quantitative researchers and traders to explore and evaluate new research concepts, while developing scientific libraries to disseminate insights.Assess and implement third-party tools (e.g., MLflow, Neptune, Ray) and lead the enhancement of our research infrastructure.Develop efficient processes to ensure reproducibility in research efforts.Create scalable model frameworks that can manage high-volume trading data and provide real-time, high-accuracy predictions.

The Networks team is at the forefront of designing, building, and maintaining the robust communication infrastructure that powers our high-capacity, low-latency trading and data research environments, operating around the clock. Our network spans over 25 countries and more than 100 locations worldwide. We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer who possesses extensive experience in architecting and managing large-scale environments to meet the rigorous performance and availability standards of a leading algorithmic trading firm within the global financial sector.This role demands a blend of project management acumen and deep technical expertise. Collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry, you will take charge of product selection, design, routing configurations, and troubleshooting. You will work closely with our Systems and Trading Operations teams, along with other departments at HRT, to construct, oversee, and monitor our low-latency trading network. Your responsibilities will be wide-ranging, allowing you the autonomy to analyze challenges and devise solutions that will have an immediate and significant impact on our global operations.We are looking for a technology enthusiast who thrives on tackling complex problems. You will engage in various projects aimed at enhancing the performance and capacity of our global trading and research platforms while contributing to both strategic initiatives and the intricate details of our network architecture.

Join Belvedere Trading, a premier proprietary trading firm based in the dynamic heart of Chicago. Our dedicated traders excel in providing essential liquidity to the market through strategic market-making, mastering a diverse portfolio of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and equity index options. From our inception, we have consistently invested in developing our proprietary technology, building our systems from the ground up. Our trading models and software systems are subject to ongoing re-engineering and optimization to maintain our industry leadership. This progress is driven by our skilled technology teams, who innovate and enhance our technological solutions.The Trading Data Fabric (TDF) team is responsible for creating and managing a robust data platform that empowers Belvedere to capture and stream high-volume, high-quality data while leveraging cloud-scale computing for quantitative research and trading. We oversee data pipelines that collect real-time market data, trading activities, and intricate internal valuation and position data, which feed into our real-time trading engines and data warehouse for comprehensive historical analysis.As a Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in system development, pipeline implementation, data warehouse architecture, data quality automation, and operational oversight. You will engage in all phases of our software development lifecycle, from design and testing to deployment, driven by a passion for technology and a keen interest in financial markets.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm dedicated to collaboration, innovative technology, data-driven solutions, and automation. As a prominent options market-maker, we pride ourselves on providing competitive quotes for both buying and selling. Our success lies in designing and implementing our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our partners in Sydney, Akuna opened its first office in Chicago in 2011, the heart of the derivatives industry and the global options capital. We have since expanded, proudly operating offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as a Senior Systems Engineer:We are in search of a talented and driven Senior Systems Engineer to join our Engineering team, tasked with building a state-of-the-art trading infrastructure. You will face intricate, large-scale technical challenges and be instrumental in the architecture and design of low-latency platforms, automated deployments, and tooling, while optimizing and maintaining our high-performance global trading environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, and capable of taking ownership of projects with minimal supervision.

Eagle Seven, LLC is on the lookout for a Junior Trader to assist in the dynamic environment of our trading desk operations. If you are someone who is passionate about capital markets and thrives as a motivated self-starter, this role might be the perfect fit for you. Note: The ideal candidate must be willing and able to work Asia/European (overnight) hours.Key Responsibilities:Execute algorithmic trading strategies aligned with desk objectives.Continuously monitor and reconcile trading positions throughout your shift.Conduct start-of-day position and activity reconciliations.Perform post-trade analysis on a diverse range of algorithmic trading strategies.Complete end-of-day profit and loss (PnL) and position reporting.Coordinate with trading exchanges and internal technology teams on trading system issues.Manage and report any potential compliance concerns.Support quantitative traders in researching new trading strategies.