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Fintal Partners

Trade Support Software Engineer

Fintal Partners, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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This range is provided by Fintal Partners. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $130,000.00/yr - $165,000.00/yr

Overview We’re looking for a technical Trade Support Engineer to provide front‑office support for a high‑pressure trading environment. This role bridges the gap between traders and engineers, ensuring smooth operation of proprietary trading systems, market data feeds, and connectivity tools.

What You’ll Do

Provide production support, troubleshoot trading systems, market data feeds, and connectivity issues.

Communicate directly with traders, engineers, and external partners (exchanges, clearing firms) to resolve technical problems.

Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and Bash.

Query and analyze data using SQL for troubleshooting and reporting.

Collaborate across teams (traders, DBAs, developers, QA, infrastructure) to maintain system health in a 24x7 environment.

Create and update documentation for processes, troubleshooting, and system architecture.

Required Skills

3+ years in financial services or trading support roles (preferred)

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field.

Strong Python and Bash scripting experience.

SQL proficiency for querying, reporting, and troubleshooting.

Comfortable using Linux/Unix command line environments.

Familiarity with version control systems (Git/GitHub).

Experience supporting proprietary trading systems or similar high‑pressure technical environments (preferred)

Strong communication skills and a service‑oriented mindset.

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Information Technology and Engineering

Industries Capital Markets and Investment Management

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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