Equity Production Support Engineer | Systematic Hedge Fund | London
Our client, a leading global multi-strategy hedge fund, is seeking an experienced Equity Production Engineer to join a team responsible for the support, stability, and performance of its business-critical equities trading platforms. This is a highly visible Equity Production Support role focused on supporting Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts who rely on a sophisticated suite of front-office trading, risk, PnL, reporting, and research systems on a daily basis.
This Equity Production Engineering opportunity sits at the intersection of trading, technology, and business operations. You'll be a key point of contact for the firm's equities investment teams, combining Equity Production Support, automation, and troubleshooting expertise to ensure the seamless operation of front-to-back trading systems. Alongside resolving complex production issues, you'll drive improvements to system reliability, monitoring, workflow efficiency, and the overall support model within a fast-paced hedge fund environment.
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)
