Equity Production Support Engineer | Systematic Hedge Fund | London

Our client, a leading global hedge fund, is seeking an Equities Production Support Engineer to join its growing front-office technology team. As the firm continues to invest heavily in its trading platform, data capabilities, and production engineering function, this is a unique opportunity to play a key role in a high-performance environment where technology is deeply embedded within the investment process and directly impacts trading success.

Sitting at the heart of the equities business, you'll work side-by-side with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts, ensuring the reliability, performance, and continual improvement of business-critical trading systems. Beyond day-to-day support, you'll help drive enhancements across the trading lifecycle, giving you genuine influence over the technology that powers investment decisions. It's a highly visible, high-impact role suited to someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex problems at the intersection of technology and trading.

• 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

• 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)