Electronic Trading Support Engineer

Job Description

Hudson River Trading is seeking an Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join their Trade Operations team. This role involves managing HRT’s live trading environment and requires the individual to configure, monitor and optimize the firm’s trading. The engineer will handle risk, regulatory, and development tasks, focusing on automating common tasks and preparing for unexpected events. The candidate will be expected to debug processes, make critical decisions during trading hours, and coordinate the rollout of new trading strategies.

The Electronic Trading Support Engineer will be responsible for managing new initiatives and ensuring a smooth trading day. They will act as the first line of defense and subject matter expert on changes to the production trading platform. The team’s scope includes systems infrastructure, compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement.

Role Involves:

• Supporting live trading during US market hours
• Handling order flow from HRT’s trading desks
• Responding to external market alerts and outages
• Interfacing with exchanges & other external parties to support trading

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, etc.)
• Working knowledge of UNIX systems
• Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash)
• Excellent communication skills
• Incredibly organized, with a high attention to detail
• An understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems

HRT offers:

• Discretionary performance-based bonuses
• A competitive benefits package