Hudson River Trading
Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer
Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join our global Trade Operations (TradeOps) team in Austin. This team is responsible for managing HRT’s live trading environment, one of the most robust and efficient electronic trading platforms in the world. This includes configuring, monitoring, and optimizing the firm’s trading as well as handling risk, regulatory, and development tasks. The TradeOps team focuses on both automating common tasks and preparing for the unexpected. Your day could consist of debugging to get a process running in time for the market open, making a difficult on-the-spot decision that balances compliance, risk, and PnL during trading hours, or coordinating the technical rollout of a new trading strategy.
Being a member of TradeOps at HRT means working on a tight-knit, highly productive team. We're looking for someone who loves technology and wants to work on a broad range of projects using whatever tool(s) best solve the problem at hand. Excellent communication is a must, along with a can-do attitude.
Responsibilities
In a high-performance environment, maintain immediate awareness of and reaction to systems and trading issues to minimize impact on trading
Manage new initiatives and ensure a smooth trading day
Act as the first line of defense when issues occur and be the subject matter expert on recent changes to the production trading platform
Support the team’s scope across systems infrastructure, compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement
Support live trading during US market hours
Handle order flow from HRT’s trading desks
Respond to external market alerts and outages
Interface with exchanges and other external parties to support trading
Qualifications
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 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
Poses an 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, but not required - recent graduates with relevant knowledge can be considered
Culture Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.
Job details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Finance
Industries: Capital Markets
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Being a member of TradeOps at HRT means working on a tight-knit, highly productive team. We're looking for someone who loves technology and wants to work on a broad range of projects using whatever tool(s) best solve the problem at hand. Excellent communication is a must, along with a can-do attitude.
Responsibilities
In a high-performance environment, maintain immediate awareness of and reaction to systems and trading issues to minimize impact on trading
Manage new initiatives and ensure a smooth trading day
Act as the first line of defense when issues occur and be the subject matter expert on recent changes to the production trading platform
Support the team’s scope across systems infrastructure, compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement
Support live trading during US market hours
Handle order flow from HRT’s trading desks
Respond to external market alerts and outages
Interface with exchanges and other external parties to support trading
Qualifications
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 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
Poses an 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, but not required - recent graduates with relevant knowledge can be considered
Culture Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.
Job details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Finance
Industries: Capital Markets
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