What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trading Engineer position at Fintal Partners?
About the Company
Our client is a global trading and technology firm built on the belief that world-class engineering and data-driven research can power financial innovation. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, their teams of quantitative researchers, engineers, traders, and operations professionals work together in an environment that thrives on collaboration, speed, and precision.
They’ve built their success on cutting-edge systems, diverse market strategies, and a culture that values both experimentation and continuous improvement. Whether it’s entering new markets, building next-generation infrastructure, or redefining what’s possible in real-time trading, this is an environment for those who want to see the direct impact of their code and ideas every day.
About the Role
They are seeking a Trading Engineer to join a fast-paced strategy and development team at one of the most respected names in quantitative trading. This person will be at the intersection of technology and trading, ensuring that complex systems run flawlessly and evolve intelligently as new challenges emerge.
You’ll collaborate closely with traders, developers, and researchers—keeping critical systems performing at their best while identifying new ways to improve efficiency and reliability.
Core Responsibilities
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across proprietary trading applications in real time
- Communicate incident updates clearly to technical and business stakeholders
- Monitor system performance and proactively prevent bottlenecks or outages
- Develop scripts and automation tools to reduce operational overhead
- Conduct deep-dive investigations into multi-layered systems to identify root causes and long-term fixes
- Partner with engineers and traders to roll out new features and improvements that enhance speed, scalability, and system resilience
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 3 years of experience in production support, SRE, or trading system operations
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in a live production environment
- Proficient in Python and Bash scripting
- Familiarity with Prometheus, SQL/MongoDB, and monitoring frameworks is a strong plus
- Experience with enterprise Linux distributions (CentOS, RHEL, or Rocky) preferred
- Strong sense of ownership, curiosity, and an eagerness to solve high-impact technical challenges
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, high-performance environment
Salary : $130,000 - $250,000