Trade Operations Engineer | London or Singapore
Location: London or Singapore
Industry: Proprietary Quantitative Trading
Experience: Professional experience in finance or trading is not required; relevant technical experience or a strong interest in the field
Compensation: Highly competitive compensation and benefits
Any Special Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required; candidates should have experience using Linux and an interest in finance and trading.
This company is a global proprietary quantitative trading firm, is looking for a Trade Operations Engineer to join its team in London or Singapore. This is an opportunity to work directly with live production trading systems, combining real-time monitoring and risk management with technical troubleshooting and system improvements. The role offers exposure to the operational side of quantitative trading, with the opportunity to take ownership, develop technical skills and work within a small, collaborative team.
The Trade Operations team is responsible for managing the company’s live production trading system. The role focuses on monitoring trading activity, managing associated risks and improving day-to-day operations.
Working Hours
- London: 8 PM – 4 AM UKT
Responsibilities And Priorities
- Monitor live trading activity and associated risk management processes.
- Handle time-sensitive operational issues and triage under pressure while maintaining a very low error rate.
- Develop a strong understanding of the firm’s trading systems.
- Contribute to application configuration and software deployments.
- Identify and resolve software issues through bug fixes and smaller-scale code updates.
- Work across complex, interdependent processes operating on a global scale.
- Support the ongoing improvement of trading operations and systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a strong analytical focus.
- Experience or a genuine interest in finance and trading; previous professional experience in the industry is not required.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Experience using the Linux operating system.
- Experience in software analysis for bug fixing and development.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
Experience, Ability And Knowledge
- Technical understanding and an analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work accurately in time-sensitive situations.
- Interest in financial markets, trading and risk management.
- Ability to analyse software issues and contribute to practical solutions.
The Package
The firm offers highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, alongside an environment designed to encourage ownership, collaboration and professional development.
Employees work in small teams, with the opportunity to become go-to experts in their respective areas. The firm also offers a collaborative workplace, ongoing professional development, snacks, team events and regular company merchandise.
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