Overview

SIG is looking for a Production Engineer. In this role, you will get the opportunity to work closely with traders and the firm’s top technologists in Sydney and the US. You will design and develop new tools to help manage and monitor our market data infrastructure solutions as well as implement automation, effective monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code.

The successful candidate will have the track record of supporting projects to deliver new services and solutions for the market data team as a whole. As a Production Engineer, you will partner closely with the Market Data Software Developer teams in Sydney and US in support of our in-house applications as well as collaborate with other Enterprise technology/business teams to provide a strong and transparent service across the board. You will coordinate technical resources and communicate to both business and technology communities during production issues. You will maintain and monitor market data infrastructure platforms. You will gain an understanding of the various market data products at SIG and will work to diagnose problems within those products. 

What you can expect from us:

Real Impact: By integrating sophisticated coding techniques with innovative engineering ideas, we design and optimize systems that can process massive amounts of data while still ensuring high performance and stability. You’ll see how your contributions towards developing and supporting leading-edge hardware and software technologies make a firm-wide impact that makes us all smarter, faster, and better.

Collaboration: You will partner closely with our Infrastructure, Market Data and Strategy Developer Teams to deliver and manage scalable and highly performant systems to support trading in the region and globally.

Growth: For many of our roles, we don’t expect you to have prior industry experience in proprietary trading or financial services to succeed at Susquehanna International Group. We’re looking for people who are naturally curious, relentless problem solvers, and have the desire to continuously innovate, learn, and grow.

Benefits: SIG offers a wide array of competitive employee perks & benefits. 

What we’re looking for

• Experience in an application support, operations, systems administration, or related role
• An understanding of Linux operating systems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot and communicate during system outages
• Python, Bash or other scripting experience preferred
• BS in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, etc) is preferred
• 1-3 years of experience in a systems administration, engineering or similar role required
• Knowledge of UDP & TCP protocols and Layer 1 networking preferred

About SIG:

SIG is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. We have incorporated this approach into our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together. What we do:

We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading. Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

SIG does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will become the property of SIG and no fee will be paid.