Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

We are currently seeking driven and talented Platform Engineers who thrive on pushing the limits of technology to produce state-of-the-art trading applications. TT's platform is the front-end screen of choice for professional derivatives traders worldwide. As a Platform Engineer, you will work on our award-winning trading platform, which incorporates robust, high-performance tools for spread trading, strategy creation, algorithmic and automated trading, black-box execution, high-frequency proximity-based trading, and more.

What Will You Be Involved With?

What you can expect during the initial training period (anticipated 3-6 months - the length of the training period might vary depending on the candidate).

• Work closely with the team to learn how our tools and processes facilitate development, testing and deployment of backend applications
• Gain understanding of our development process and begin bug fix and feature development
• Learn the operational responsibilities of our team, shadow team members during their on-call rotation and begin on-call rotation with a mentor
• Participate in recurring evaluations that will serve as checkpoints to ensure progress

What you can expect to be responsible for and continually own, after successful completion of the training period.

• Continue to support existing processes, tools and applications
• Develop and oversee rollout of new deployment features
• Continue to develop new deployment methodologies (e.g., containers and/or Kubernetes)
• Perform change execution and operational duties during on-call rotation (requires night/weekend work)
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews

What You Bring to the Table

Development experience and proficiency with AWS, Python, Automation Tools (e.g., Github Actions), deployment systems (e.g., Chef), Terraform, Kubernetes (Docker). Comfortable in a Linux environment. Experience designing and automating infrastructure: building, managing, and scaling AWS environments using Terraform, ensuring infrastructure is repeatable, secure, and well-documented. Ability to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, testing, and deployment of both infrastructure and applications. Test automation, monitoring, NFRs, build quality first. Clean coding style with emphasis on readability. Familiarity with Git is a plus. Ability to understand business requirements and translate to technical requirements. Fluent spoken and written English, ability to communicate via whiteboard and produce architecture diagrams and documentation.

What We Bring to the Table

Fintech Market Leader: Join a global fintech leader in capital markets software and analytics. TT's cutting-edge SaaS platform serves a broad range of clients across asset classes and geographies, positioning us as a critical player in the industry's evolution. High-Impact Role: This is a strategic role with significant exposure. You will work directly with TT's Chief Corporate Strategy and executive team on deals that shape the future of our company, making a tangible impact on our growth trajectory and the broader market. Growth & Innovation: TT is private-equity backed, with strong investor support to fuel growth and innovation. We have a bold roadmap (organically and via acquisitions) to expand our platform's capabilities and global reach. You will be at the forefront of evaluating and executing opportunities in emerging areas like AI, analytics, and new asset classes. Collaborative Culture: Be part of a high-caliber, collaborative team that values initiative, open ideas, and agile execution. Our leadership prioritizes strategic thinking coupled with getting things done, an ideal environment for driven individuals. We celebrate successes and learn quickly from challenges, all in pursuit of building the "operating system of capital markets". Professional Growth: We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing professional development opportunities. As we grow, so will your career. This role offers a path to increased responsibility and leadership within TT's organization.

About Trading Technologies

Trading Technologies is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology platform provider to the global capital markets industry. The company's award-winning TT® platform connects to the world's major international exchanges and liquidity venues in listed derivatives alongside a growing number of asset classes, including fixed income and cryptocurrencies. The TT platform delivers advanced tools for trade execution and order management, market data solutions, analytics, trade surveillance, risk management, and infrastructure services to the world's leading sell-side institutions, buy-side firms, and exchanges. The company's blue-chip client base includes Tier 1 banks as well as brokers, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk managers. These firms rely on the TT ecosystem to manage their end-to-end trading operations. In addition, exchanges utilize TT's technology to deliver innovative solutions to their market participants. TT also strategically partners with technology companies to make their complementary offerings available to Trading Technologies' global client base through the TT ecosystem.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Applied

Stage 2: Review

Stage 3: Recruiter Screen

Stage 4: Technical Test

Stage 5: Hiring Manager Interview

Stage 6: Team Lead Interview

Stage 7: Final Interview

Stage 8: Hired