Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Trade Support

Site Reliability Engineer (Trade Support) – Front Office Trading Technology London (5 days onsite) International candidates welcome – Visa sponsorship & relocation support available £150,000–£400,000 Total Compensation + Significant Upside We're partnering with a leading global hedge fund to hire a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Trade Support) to support and enhance its Front Office trading platform across global OTC markets. This is a Python-first SRE role combining software engineering, production support, and platform reliability. Working directly with Traders, Portfolio Managers, Quant Developers, and Engineers, you'll build Python automation and tooling, improve platform resilience, and support mission-critical trading systems in high-performance Linux environments. This is not a traditional support role. The focus is on engineering solutions—automating manual processes, improving reliability, and continuously enhancing production systems rather than providing reactive support. The Role You'll join a Front Office Production Engineering team responsible for the reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement of business-critical trading platforms used by global trading desks. The role combines: Python Software EngineeringSite Reliability EngineeringFront Office Trade SupportProduction EngineeringAutomation & Tooling DevelopmentPlatform Reliability & Observability What You'll Be Doing Designing and developing Python applications, automation, and operational tooling to improve platform reliability and efficiencyBuilding scalable tooling that automates production support processes and eliminates manual operational tasksSupporting and troubleshooting business-critical Front Office trading platforms operating in Linux production environmentsInvestigating complex production issues across distributed trading systems using Python, SQL, and system diagnosticsDeveloping monitoring, alerting, observability, and self-healing capabilitiesPerforming root cause analysis and implementing permanent engineering improvementsWorking directly with Traders, Portfolio Managers, and Quant Developers to resolve real-time trading issuesSupporting production releases, deployments, and platform improvementsDriving engineering initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across the trading platform What We're Looking For Exceptional Python development skills with experience building production-grade automation, tooling, APIs, or distributed systemsStrong software engineering fundamentals with a passion for writing clean, scalable, and maintainable Python codeExperience as an SRE, Production Engineer, or Front Office Trade Support Engineer within a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, HFT, or tier-one investment bankStrong troubleshooting skills across complex distributed production systemsSolid Linux experience, including command-line troubleshooting, shell scripting, process management, and log analysisExcellent SQL and data analysis skillsExperience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Datadog, or ElasticStrong understanding of electronic trading workflows, order management, and the trade lifecycleExcellent communication skills with Traders, Quant Developers, and Engineering teams Nice to Have Experience supporting OTC, derivatives, or electronic trading platformsExperience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, Solace, RabbitMQ, or MQKubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD experienceExperience with FIX protocol, OMS/EMS, market data, or risk platformsExperience building internal developer tooling, automation frameworks, or platform servicesExposure to cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Why Join? Join one of the world's leading hedge funds working on business-critical Front Office trading platformsWork directly alongside Traders, Portfolio Managers, Quant Developers, and world-class EngineersOwn the reliability and performance of platforms that directly support the investment processBuild Python solutions that automate operations and improve trading performance rather than providing traditional application supportSolve complex engineering challenges across distributed, high-performance trading systemsEnjoy exceptional compensation with significant long-term upsideFull visa sponsorship and relocation support available for exceptional international candidates International Hiring The firm welcomes exceptional international candidates and provides: Full UK visa sponsorshipComprehensive relocation assistanceDedicated onboarding supportLong-term career opportunities within a globally recognised investment firm