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Trading Engineer

Trading Engineer

CompanyIMC Trading
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$130000 – $215000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar field of study
  • 3+ years of experience in application support, site reliability engineering, or related role that focuses on supporting high-performance applications
  • Demonstrated experience working in a production Kubernetes environment required
  • Proficiency with writing tools and scripts in Python and Bash required

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues for proprietary trading applications
  • Communicate incident status and resolutions to users in a clear and timely manner
  • Monitor trading system performance, proactively identify issues, and implement solutions
  • Ensure uptime and reliability of applications and systems during trading hours
  • Develop automation tools and scripts to reduce operational overhead
  • Perform in-depth analysis on a range of complex, multi-faceted systems (e.g., root cause)
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to implement new features and services that improve performance, reliability, and scalability of trading systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with observability tools (Prometheus), databases (SQL and MongoDB), and data-driven analysis is a strong plus
  • Familiarity with CentOS or related enterprise Linux distributions (e.g. RHEL, Rocky Linux) is a plus
  • Self-driven with a passion for engineering and a natural sense of curiosity
  • A team player with strong communication skills