Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer
- LocationSingapore
- Work typeOn-site
- Posted6 November 2026
- SourceWehrtyou's careers page (Greenhouse)
Live checkFirst seen 22 h ago; still listed on Wehrtyou's careers page 5 h ago.
At a glance
- EducationBachelor's degree
- Skills and toolsPython
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Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join our Global Trade Operations (TradeOps) team in Singapore. This team manages HRT’s live trading environment, one of the most robust and efficient electronic trading platforms in the world. This includes configuring, monitoring, and optimizing the firm’s trading while handling risk, regulatory, and development tasks. The TradeOps team focuses on both automating common tasks and preparing for the unexpected. Your day could consist of debugging to get a process running in time for the market open, making a difficult on-the-spot decision that balances compliance, risk, and PnL during trading hours, or coordinating the technical rollout of a new trading strategy.
Being a member of TradeOps at HRT means working on a tight-knit, highly productive team. We're looking for someone who loves technology and wants to work on a broad range of projects using whatever tool best solves the problem at hand, and brings excellent communication and a can-do attitude.
Role
In a high-performance environment, immediate awareness and reaction to systems and trading issues is essential. That’s where HRT’s Electronic Trading Support Engineers come in, you’ll manage new initiatives and ensure a smooth trading day. You’ll act as the first line of defense when the inevitable happens, and the subject matter expert on recent changes to the production trading platform. The team’s scope covers everything from systems infrastructure to compliance, risk management, overnight clearing, and performance improvement.
Responsibilities
- Support live trading during APAC market hours
- You will be required to work Sunday - Thursday
- Respond to external market alerts and outages
- Be the first line of defense when the inevitable happens to our trading system
- Interface with exchanges & other external parties to support trading
- Handle order flow from HRT’s trading desks
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, etc.)
- Working knowledge of UNIX systems
- Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash)
- Excellent communication skills, and enjoys interfacing with clients, both internal and external
- Incredibly organized, with a high attention to detail
- Excited to work independently in a very fast-paced, high pressure environment
- Possess an understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems and/or an interest in how modern electronic markets work
- Industry experience and/or Series 7 or 57 certification is preferred if applicable, but not required
- Exceptional recent/fresh graduates with relevant knowledge can be considered
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.
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