Trading Applications Specialist

Who you are

You have a strong technical background and a deep understanding of financial markets, which you combine to support systematic trading applications. You thrive in high-responsibility roles, taking ownership of incident management and root cause elimination through process improvements. Your critical thinking skills enable you to manage outages that impact the trading environment, reducing production downtime effectively. You are passionate about driving continuous innovation via automation and optimization of daily workflows, ensuring the reliability and stability of trading services.

You are comfortable working in a global team of exceptional technologists, collaborating to ensure a smooth market open by carrying out ready-for-business checks ahead of the start of the day. You have experience monitoring trading applications and execution strategies, utilizing proprietary observability frameworks to resolve any failures that may arise. Your ability to carry out post-trade checks and resolve reporting issues is crucial in maintaining the integrity of trading operations.

Desirable

Experience with incident management and application support in a trading environment is a plus. Familiarity with automation tools and scripting languages will enhance your ability to contribute to the onboarding of new applications, services, and products into the production environment. You are eager to learn and adapt to new technologies that can improve trading operations.

What you'll do

As a Trading Applications Specialist, your typical day will involve ensuring the reliability of trading applications by performing ready-for-business checks and monitoring execution strategies. You will be responsible for resolving any failures that occur, ensuring a smooth market open. Your role will also include carrying out post-trade checks and addressing any reporting issues that arise, maintaining the integrity of the trading environment.

You will leverage your critical thinking skills to manage outages that impact trading operations, working diligently to reduce production downtime. Your responsibilities will extend to onboarding new applications and services into the production environment, as well as developing tools and scripts to automate workflows. You will collaborate with a global team to drive continuous innovation and optimization of trading services, ensuring that the systems remain reliable and efficient.

What we offer

Squarepoint Capital offers a dynamic work environment where you can grow your skills and contribute to a high-impact team. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects that enhance trading operations and improve system reliability. The role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. Additionally, you will have access to benefits such as health, dental, and wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse backgrounds and perspectives.