Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Trading Systems Support Engineer to join our dynamic Systems team, which develops and maintains the fast, reliable infrastructure that powers our trading. This team is responsible for deploying and managing all servers in our trading environment, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.
Your responsibilities might include installing and configuring hardware and software, remote administration, monitoring system performance, testing new hardware and software, and fine-tuning system performance. Each day presents opportunities to tackle diverse technical challenges that directly impact HRT’s live trading and research operations.
The ideal candidate is a dedicated and innovative technologist with a passion for learning and a drive to contribute to impactful projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. If you’re excited to work on cutting-edge systems that are critical to HRT’s success, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Write detailed documentation and instructions for server installation and patching
- Operating system installation and upgrading
- Script solutions to automate repetitive tasks
- Help evaluate demo systems from vendors
- Join on-call rotation and Linux troubleshooting
- Performance testing and tuning
- Work with vendors to resolve issues
- Interface closely with data center techs to complete hardware installations
- Plan and execute technical projects to make our Linux trading systems (hardware, network, OS, etc.) faster, adaptable, and more maintainable
- Manage and optimize worldwide trading infrastructure
- Automate and troubleshoot a broad range of technical infrastructure
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues
- Deploy, configure, and test internal and external applications
- Server break/fix and troubleshooting
Qualifications
- 2+ years of relevant experience among the following:
- Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux systems, especially Debian and its derivatives
- Using Linux/UNIX command line tools and configuration management tools
- Python or comparable programming experience focusing on automation and integration
- Shell (bash or comparable) scripting
- Supporting a live production environment (especially trading)
- Configuration management tools, particularly SaltStack but also Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or CFEngine
- Cloud experience in AWS or GCP is desirable but not required
- Strong attention to detail to manage and debug production services
- Exceptional communication skills - this role will require cross-collaboration with various stakeholders across HRT
- Ability to manage projects efficiently
The estimated base salary range for this position is $130,000 to $170,000 per year, based on job-related skills and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.
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