Equity Production Support Engineer | Systematic Hedge Fund | London
Our client, a leading global hedge fund, is seeking an Equities Production Support Engineer to join its growing front-office technology team. As the firm continues to invest heavily in its trading platform, data capabilities, and production engineering function, this is a unique opportunity to play a key role in a high-performance environment where technology is deeply embedded within the investment process and directly impacts trading success.
Sitting at the heart of the equities business, you'll work side-by-side with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts, ensuring the reliability, performance, and continual improvement of business-critical trading systems. Beyond day-to-day support, you'll help drive enhancements across the trading lifecycle, giving you genuine influence over the technology that powers investment decisions. It's a highly visible, high-impact role suited to someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex problems at the intersection of technology and trading.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner directly with equity PMs, Traders and Analysts to support trading, PnL, risk, reporting and research systems
- Own the stability and performance of front to back equity platforms across trading, middle and back office
- Proactively identify workflow inefficiencies and drive system and process improvements
- Troubleshoot production incidents end to end including root cause analysis and post-incident reviews
- Build automation tools and enhancements using Python, PowerShell and SQL
- Monitor system health, capacity and performance, resolving bottlenecks and reducing risk
- Collaborate with global engineering teams and external vendors on issue resolution and enhancements
- Improve operational efficiency through use of AI and automation
- Maintain clear documentation across trade flows, systems and support processes
- Provide cross-region support on a rotation basis including out of hours escalation
Key Skills Required
- 5+ years supporting equity trading environments (buy-side, sell-side or vendor)
- Strong understanding of equities products and trade lifecycle
- Solid Python or PowerShell scripting plus SQL
- Experience with OMS/EMS platforms (e.g. FlexTrade, Triton, SpiderRock)
- Strong production support and troubleshooting capability in trading environments
- Exposure to Linux, Windows, and cloud (AWS or Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of FIX, messaging systems, and market data flows
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. Geneos, Zabbix)
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