Trading Production Engineer (Fintech)

Location: New York, United States; primary production coverage is required during U.S. trading hours.

Annual base salary: $200,000–$250,000 USD, plus discretionary bonus eligibility.

Company

hirify.global Group conducts quantitative research and develops technologies for global financial markets.

What you will do

• Provide primary operational coverage for the team’s global production environment during U.S. trading hours.
• Monitor end-to-end trading workflows, including market connectivity, data availability and quality, and scheduled model and optimization processes.
• Respond to alerts, failed jobs, and degraded systems, resolving routine and moderately complex issues.
• Investigate production problems and implement safe, well-scoped code or configuration changes.
• Improve monitoring, alerting, documentation, support processes, and repetitive-work automation.
• Coordinate regional handoffs and communicate with quantitative researchers, software engineers, and middle-office teams.

Requirements

• Experience in production engineering, trade support, systems operations, or a related function.
• Working proficiency with Python, Linux, and shell scripting, including reading, debugging, and safely modifying existing code.
• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, automation, data pipelines, or scheduled production workflows.
• Systematic troubleshooting skills and sound judgment about independent action and escalation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, self-directed working style.
• Reliable and predictable availability.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• HSA, FSA, and dependent care options.
• Paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Employer-paid group term life and AD&D insurance, with voluntary coverage options.
• Wellness programs.