Location: LondonDepartment: TechnologyExperience Level: Experience ProfessionalsContact: Ashley RezinJob ID: REQ8338We are seeking a Trading Platform Engineer to join our Systematic Technology team, focused on the reliability, observability, and day-to-day support of a high-performance, low-latency trading platform.This role is primarily centered on production engineering and trading support. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting business-critical, real-time systems in production, with strong skills in monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, automation, system behavior analysis, and operational control. They will work closely with trading, Quantitative Researchers, and developers to ensure the platform is stable, well monitored, and responsive to front-office needs.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide production support for a high-performance, low-latency trading platform in a live trading environment.Monitor system health, trading workflows, and platform behavior to ensure reliability and rapid issue detection.Respond to production incidents, drive triage and resolution, and coordinate effectively across trading, development, and infrastructure teams.Support front-office users by investigating trading issues, answering workflow questions, and helping resolve time-sensitive production problems.Own and improve monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and operational dashboards across the trading platform.Develop and enhance automation, runbooks, and operational tools to improve supportability and reduce operational risk.Perform root cause analysis on production issues and drive follow-up actions to improve platform resilience.Support release processes, change management, and controlled production rollouts.Monitor and investigate data quality, platform behavior, and workflow exceptions across trading and market data processes.Partner with engineering teams to improve recoverability, observability, and operational readiness of trading applications.Help define and maintain operational standards, support procedures, and production controls.Required QualificationsStrong experience in production engineering, SRE, or application support within real-time or trading environments.Experience supporting business-critical production systems with a strong sense of urgency and ownership.Strong understanding of monitoring, observability, alerting, incident management, and root cause analysis.Experience supporting front-office users in a fast-paced environment.Strong troubleshooting skills across application and system behavior in a Linux environment.Strong attention to detail, operational discipline, and focus on platform stability.Ability to work effectively with trading, Quantitative Researchers, and software engineering teams.Scripting or automation experience in Python or similar.Preferred QualificationsExperience supporting systematic trading, electronic trading, or market data platforms.Familiarity with order lifecycle, execution workflows, and trading controls.Experience with telemetry platforms, logging, metrics, and production diagnostics.Exposure to low-latency environments and real-time operational support.Proficiency in SQL and databases. Success in the RoleSuccess in this role will require:Strong ownership of production reliability and front-office supportA disciplined approach to incident response, monitoring, and operational controlThe ability to troubleshoot quickly and communicate clearly under pressureStrong partnership with trading, research, and engineering teamsA continuous focus on improving observability, stability, and support processes
Trading Platform Engineer, Systematic Technology in Kennington employer: Balyasny Asset Management
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