Description

Equity Production Engineer | Systematic Hedge Fund | London

We're partnered with a top-tier global hedge fund undergoing a major technology evolution, investing heavily into its platform, data capabilities, and production engineering function. This is a chance to join a highly respected, performance-driven environment where technology sits directly on the trading floor and is critical to revenue generation.

This role sits at the heart of the equities business, partnering daily with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts. You will take ownership of the reliability and performance of business-critical trading systems, while actively shaping improvements across the trading lifecycle. It's a high-impact, front-facing position for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and wants to be closely aligned to the investment process.

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

• 3 to 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)