Trexquant
Python Engineer- Trade Operations (USA)
$150K–$200K
New York, New York +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York
Stamford, Connecticut - Experience
- 3+ years in a similar role; financial services experience is preferred.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or STEM-related field.
About the job
Maintains and improves trading systems and infrastructure, supporting trade functionality, monitoring, incident response, and operational workflows.
What you'll do
- Improve the trading platform using Python and support implementation of new trade functionality, such as asset classes and prime brokers.
- Monitor systems, troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and respond to incidents to maintain reliability and minimize downtime.
- Collaborate with leadership, researchers, engineers, and business teams; automation of accounting or operational workflows using AI-based solutions is a plus.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a STEM-related field.
- Strong proficiency in Linux systems and Python.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interface with internal and external clients.
- Understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems and interest in modern electronic markets.
Nice to have
- Experience in financial services.
- Experience leveraging automation tools, including AI-based solutions, for accounting or operational workflows.
Pay
$150,000–$200,000 (base salary)
Tools
Python, Linux, FIX, FTP
AI focus
May use AI-based solutions to automate accounting or operational workflows; this is a plus.
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