Trading Production Engineer at Jump Trading

<p>Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research. &nbsp;We empower exceptional talent in mathematics, physics, and computer science to explore scientific boundaries, push beyond them, and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. &nbsp;Our culture is unique. &nbsp;Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive drive. &nbsp;We believe in winning together and unlocking individual talent through collaboration and mutual respect. &nbsp;At Jump, our research produces more than superior risk-adjusted returns. &nbsp;We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund startups across industries, and partner with leading research organizations and universities to solve difficult problems.</p> <p>One of Jump's established quantitative trading teams is seeking a Trading Production Engineer to provide primary production coverage during U.S. trading hours and improve the reliability of its day-to-day operations. &nbsp;Supporting trading across global markets, this engineer will monitor critical workflows, respond to production issues, and work closely with quantitative researchers and software engineers.</p> <p>This is an operations-first engineering role. &nbsp;It requires practical systems and coding skills to investigate problems, automate routine work, and implement safe, well-scoped fixes. &nbsp;More complex software changes will be developed in partnership with the team's engineers.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do</strong></p> <ul> <li>After onboarding, serve as the primary operational point of contact during U.S. trading hours for the team's global production environment</li> <li>Monitor end-to-end trading workflows, including market connectivity, data availability and quality, and scheduled model and optimization processes</li> <li>Respond to alerts, failed jobs, and degraded systems; resolve routine and moderately complex issues independently and partner with developers on deeper problems</li> <li>Develop a broad understanding of the team's systems, dependencies, and trading workflows</li> <li>Maintain and improve monitoring, alerting, documentation, and support processes; automate repetitive work and implement safe, well-scoped code or configuration changes</li> <li>Coordinate regional handoffs and communicate clearly with quantitative researchers, engineers, and middle-office teams</li> <li>Other duties as assigned or needed</li> </ul> <p><strong>Skills you’ll need </strong></p> <ul> <li>At least 5+ years of experience in production engineering, trade support, systems operations, or a related function; electronic trading experience is preferred but not required</li> <li>Working proficiency with Python, Linux, and shell scripting, including comfort reading and debugging existing code and making tested, well-scoped changes</li> <li>Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, automation, data pipelines, or scheduled production workflows</li> <li>A systematic, calm approach to troubleshooting and sound judgment about when to act independently or involve other engineers</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, self-directed working style</li> <li>A genuine interest in production ownership, reliability, and operational improvement</li> <li>Reliable and predictable availability</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Benefits</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Discretionary bonus eligibility </span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Medical, dental, and vision insurance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&amp;D Insurance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Voluntary Life &amp; AD&amp;D insurance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Paid vacation plus paid holidays</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Retirement plan with employer match</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Paid parental leave</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Wellness Programs</span><br><br></span></span></li> </ul></div><div class="title">Annual Base Salary Range </div><div class="pay-range"><span>$200,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$250,000 USD</span></div></div></div>