Trading and Technology Support Engineer
We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm. You'll find us headquartered in the historic Chicago Board of Trade building, where we first opened our doors in 1997. Over 20 years ago, we were among the first firms to develop sophisticated proprietary technology in our trading business. Today, we continue to leverage our technical ingenuity and operational excellence across several investment areas, spanning early-to-mid stage growth capital, operational control, trading and esports. Throughout the years, we've built and operated several financial technology firms and we continue to evolve.
As a Trading and Technology Support Engineer at PEAK6, you'll be integral to maintaining and improving the firm's processes and procedures by collaborating with traders and trader support to advance the firm's position as an innovative leader in the industry. Working in Shared Trader Services at PEAK6 means that you'll always be presented with a variety of new possibilities as you continue to enhance your skills.
You'll be responsible for:
- Handling day-to-day application, script and system support
- Building scripts in Python, SQL and Postgres
- Investigating execution issues and deep diving execution behavior for equity and option securities
- Monitoring our systems
- Collaborating on projects with development, infrastructure, trading, operations, and many other groups within the firm
You'll gain loads of experience in this role but before you do, you should have:
- A Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of work experience
- Technical proficiency in Python
- Proficiency in SQL and Excel VBA is a plus
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to understand, analyze and creatively solve problems
- Strong sense of urgency when it comes to customer support resolution
- The ability to pass Series 57 licensing exam upon hire
Does our Engineering DNA Match yours?
- We collaborate in small, agile teams to learn and develop innovative technology
- We like to develop impactful features fast so we can share directly with our end-users and iterate quickly
- We're focused on well-defined software delivery and continuous learning
- People are everything and our support for each other is abundant
- Through open source technology, we continue to evolve our tech stacks while looking for ways to contribute back to the community
- Whether you're new to our tech stack or an expert, we encourage each team member to experiment with new technologies and take ownership of projects.
- We love to have fun and dedicate time to exploring new technologies and ideas through Tech Days and Hackathons.
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