Trading Production Engineer
Jump Trading is a global trading firm where traders, engineers, and researchers develop trading strategies, models, infrastructure, and systems across asset classes and time horizons.
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a global trading firm focused on research-driven trading and the engineering of scalable models, tools, infrastructure, and execution systems. Its operations combine trading, technology, AI/ML, and quantitative research, and it also runs research and talent programs including conference travel grants and a fellowship program.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will provide production coverage during U.S. trading hours, monitor trading workflows, respond to alerts and failed jobs, troubleshoot degraded systems, automate routine work, and implement safe code or configuration changes. You will maintain monitoring, alerting, documentation, and support processes while coordinating handoffs and communicating with stakeholders.
Requirements
- Experience in production engineering trade support systems operations or a related function
- Working proficiency with Python Linux and shell scripting
- Ability to read and debug existing code
- Ability to make tested well-scoped changes
- Familiarity with monitoring alerting automation data pipelines or scheduled production workflows
- Systematic troubleshooting approach
- Sound judgment about when to act independently or involve engineers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative and self-directed working style
- Interest in production ownership reliability and operational improvement
- Reliable and predictable availability
Responsibilities
- Provide operational coverage during U.S. trading hours
- Monitor end-to-end trading workflows
- Monitor market connectivity and data quality
- Respond to alerts failed jobs and degraded systems
- Resolve routine and moderately complex issues
- Maintain monitoring alerting documentation and support processes
- Automate repetitive work
- Implement safe code and configuration changes
- Coordinate regional handoffs
- Communicate with researchers engineers and middle-office teams
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- HSA FSA and Dependent Care options
- Employer-paid group term life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation and paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs
