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Evanston, Illinois · USA job

Trading Engineer - Strategy

Objective Paradigm

Evanston, Illinois

Job description

Overview

In this role you will own the reliability and performance of mission-critical trading systems at a premier global market-making firm. You will work at the intersection of high-frequency technology and algorithmic strategy, driving automation and engineering excellence in real-time environments. You'll collaborate with researchers, traders, and developers to implement impactful system enhancements while shaping scalable, low-latency infrastructure. This role offers hands-on impact in fast-paced markets and a clear path to engineering leadership in trading technology.

Compensation / Benefits
  • base salary
  • discretionary bonus
  • comprehensive health insurance
  • generous paid leave
Responsibilities
  • Oversee health and low-latency performance of live trading environments and perform rapid incident response
  • Design and deploy automation frameworks to scale and bolster resilience of trading infrastructure
  • Bridge between quantitative researchers, traders, and core developers to implement high-impact system enhancements and strategy deployments
  • Identify bottlenecks in production and lead reliability-improvement initiatives using modern engineering practices
  • Drive automation and tooling to reduce manual interventions and improve operational efficiency
Key requirements
  • At least 3 years in SRE, systems engineering, or technical operations for high-performance, real-time production environments
  • Proficiency in managing enterprise Linux environments and Kubernetes orchestration
  • Advanced automation using Python and Bash
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline
  • Proactive problem-solver who remains composed under pressure and eager to learn financial market mechanics
  • calm under pressure
  • proactive problem-solver
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • Linux system administration
  • Kubernetes orchestration
  • Python automation

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