Description

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)