Trading Production Engineer
About The Position
One of Jump's established quantitative trading teams is seeking a Trading Production Engineer to provide primary production coverage during U.S. trading hours and improve the reliability of its day-to-day operations. Supporting trading across global markets, this engineer will monitor critical workflows, respond to production issues, and work closely with quantitative researchers and software engineers. This is an operations-first engineering role. It requires practical systems and coding skills to investigate problems, automate routine work, and implement safe, well-scoped fixes. More complex software changes will be developed in partnership with the team's engineers.
Requirements
- Experience in production engineering, trade support, systems operations, or a related function
- Working proficiency with Python, Linux, and shell scripting, including comfort reading and debugging existing code and making tested, well-scoped changes
- Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, automation, data pipelines, or scheduled production workflows
- A systematic, calm approach to troubleshooting and sound judgment about when to act independently or involve other engineers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, self-directed working style
- A genuine interest in production ownership, reliability, and operational improvement
- Reliable and predictable availability
Nice To Haves
- Electronic trading experience is preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact during U.S. trading hours for the team's global production environment
- Monitor end-to-end trading workflows, including market connectivity, data availability and quality, and scheduled model and optimization processes
- Respond to alerts, failed jobs, and degraded systems; resolve routine and moderately complex issues independently and partner with developers on deeper problems
- Develop a broad understanding of the team's systems, dependencies, and trading workflows
- Maintain and improve monitoring, alerting, documentation, and support processes; automate repetitive work and implement safe, well-scoped code or configuration changes
- Coordinate regional handoffs and communicate clearly with quantitative researchers, engineers, and middle-office teams
- Other duties as assigned or needed
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
