CareerPlan

Trading Systems Engineer - Global Options

ChicagoFull-time$175k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10

Core

Provide mission-critical production support, software deployment, and system monitoring for proprietary and third-party trading systems across global markets.

Role type

Senior IC trading systems engineer (production support)

Builds

High-availability trading infrastructure for equities, options, and cryptoassets

Domain

Financial services / Electronic trading

Required skills

troubleshooting high-performance applications, FIX protocol, Linux/Windows platform support, SQL, network communications (multicast), script development, electronic trading systems support

Preferred skills

proprietary trading firm experience, alternative exchange protocols

Technologies

Linux, Windows, FIX, SQL

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot production incidents from internal/external factors, automate configuration and rollout procedures, support core market connectivity with exchanges, build documentation for procedures and architecture, coordinate global 24x7 support efforts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC