Trading Operations Engineer

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Hong Kong
Mid level
Fintech
The Role
The Trading Operations Engineer is responsible for monitoring live trading, contributing to automated trading operations, managing projects, coordinating upgrades, applying solutions to enhance operations, and resolving trading discrepancies.
Summary Generated by Built In

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Trading Operations Engineer to join one of our trading teams in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities

  • Monitoring high-volume live trading and portfolio risk
  • Contributing to the automated trading operations codebase
  • Managing ongoing projects with various Tower support teams
  • Coordinating software and hardware upgrades
  • Applying programmatic solutions to scale and expand trading operations
  • Resolving discrepancies with trading positions, broker statements, and internal applications

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
  • 3+ years of professional experience in a related field
  • Strong software development skills in Python
  • Working knowledge of Linux operating system
  • Exceptional analytical abilities, strong communications skills, and experience making data-driven strategic decisions
  • Strong working knowledge of PNL and Risk reporting applications
  • Familiarity with current market structure and regulatory developments
  • Ability to comprehend and diagnose problems in complex real-time systems with minimal guidance
  • Capacity to work equally well independently and as a member of a team
  • Strong understanding of trading technology and fluency in technical concepts
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong problem-solving abilities

Benefits

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:

  • Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
  • 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
  • International medical insurance
  • Lunch and snacks on a daily basis
  • Free events and workshops
  • Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.


Top Skills

Python
The Company
HQ: NEW YORK, NY
1,056 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital is a trading and technology company that has built some of the fastest, most sophisticated electronic trading platforms in the world.

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