Electronic Trading Support Engineer

Job Description

Hudson River Trading is seeking an Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join its Trade Operations team in London. This role is responsible for managing HRT’s live trading environment, ensuring the smooth operation of one of the most robust and efficient electronic trading platforms globally. The successful candidate will be involved in configuring, monitoring, and optimizing trading systems, as well as handling risk, regulatory, and development tasks. Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting live trading during GMT daylight 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.

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, etc.).
• Understanding of various financial products, including equities, crypto products, and derivatives.
• Working knowledge of UNIX systems.
• Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash).
• Excellent communication skills and enjoy interfacing with clients, both internal and external.
• Incredibly organized, with a high attention to detail.
• Excited to work independently in a very fast-paced, high pressure environment.
• Understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems and an interest in how modern electronic markets work.
• Industry experience and/or Series 7 or 57 certification is preferred.

What HRT offers:

• Opportunity to work on a broad range of projects.
• A tight-knit, highly productive team environment.
• Exposure to a high-performance environment.