Production Engineer

You will work directly with our technologists, traders, and quantitative research analysts to build, monitor, and support the production environment on a highly automated trading desk. This role is heavily hands-on with Linux/Unix systems, where you will develop tooling to ensure stability, performance, and reliability across a complex, distributed environment.

Selby Jennings - Hong Kong - Full time

Salary: Negotiable

In this role, you will

  • Design and develop Python and Bash scripts to monitor the health, performance, and dependencies of a mission-critical production environment
  • Monitor and support a highly distributed Linux-based trading system
  • Partner with the Platform Engineering team on server imaging, testing, deployment, and system configuration
  • Act as a key liaison between the trading desk and network, security, market data, and platform teams on production issues and new system setups
  • Provide multi-level production support for traders, strategists, and quantitative researchers
  • Help improve system reliability, automation, and operational efficiency across the trading stack

What we are looking for

  • Strong, hands-on experience with Linux/Unix systems
  • High proficiency in scripting languages, particularly Python and Bash, required
  • Experience supporting production or mission-critical systems in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with traders, quants, and engineers
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex system-level issues under pressure
  • Financial services or trading environment experience preferred, but not required
  • Good understanding of financial instruments and markets is a plus
  • Excellent quantitative and problem-solving skills strongly preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
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