Core Operations Engineer
Virtu Financial is a global financial services firm and market maker providing liquidity, execution services, analytics, and trading technology across multiple asset classes.
About Virtu Financial, Inc.
Virtu Financial, Inc. leverages market-structure expertise and technology to provide liquidity and transparent trading solutions across equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrency, and commodities. Its offerings include market making, execution services, liquidity sourcing, multi-asset analytics, data products, compliance tools, and broker-neutral workflow technology.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
Join Virtu's small, fast-paced global team managing the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of a sophisticated electronic trading system. The role involves reacting decisively in time-sensitive situations, supporting external trading connections, managing risk, triaging and optimizing systems, and solving complex technical problems in a Linux environment while working with traders and exchanges.
Requirements
- Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments
- Competence in at least one programming language, preferably Python or Bash
- Ability to stay cool under pressure in high-stress, time-sensitive environments
- Interest in high-transaction environments and/or low-latency systems
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong academic record
- Technical agility and interest in innovative technologies
Responsibilities
- Manage the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of a sophisticated electronic trading system
- Act as the first point of contact for external trading connections
- Provide counterparty support
- Perform risk management
- Triage and optimize trading systems
- Solve complex technical problems in a Linux environment
- Work with traders and exchanges to understand micro-market structure
Hiring Process
After application screening, candidates receive an online programming test via HackerRank as the first step.