Production Engineer - HFT Prop Fund

A leading global proprietary trading firm is expanding its Production Engineering team in London.

They operate across futures, options, cryptocurrency, and equities markets worldwide, developing and deploying algorithmic and high-frequency trading strategies supported by highly performant, low-latency infrastructure.

Role Overview:

• Design, build, and maintain tooling and systems supporting a global, low-latency trading platform
• Monitor and improve reliability, performance, and scalability of production systems
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across distributed infrastructure and trading environments
• Work closely with developers, traders, and infrastructure teams to optimise system performance
• Contribute to observability, automation, and operational best practices

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g. Go, Python, or Rust)
• Solid experience working with modern observability tooling (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ClickHouse)
• Strong Linux systems and networking fundamentals
• Experience working with distributed systems and debugging complex production issues
• Exposure to Kubernetes (on-premise experience highly desirable)
• Background in high-performance or mission-critical environments preferred

Candidates from both within and outside the trading industry are encouraged to apply. The firm offers a highly competitive compensation package and can accommodate varying notice periods, including non-compete constraints.