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title: 'Trading Production Engineer at Jump Trading'
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# Trading Production Engineer at Jump Trading

- **Company:** Jump Trading
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $200k–$250k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://www.jumptrading.com/hr/job?gh_jid=8092531

## Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research.  We empower exceptional talent in mathematics, physics, and computer science to explore scientific boundaries, push beyond them, and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets.  Our culture is unique.  Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive drive.  We believe in winning together and unlocking individual talent through collaboration and mutual respect.  At Jump, our research produces more than superior risk-adjusted returns.  We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund startups across industries, and partner with leading research organizations and universities to solve difficult problems.

One of Jump's established quantitative trading teams is seeking a Trading Production Engineer to provide primary production coverage during U.S. trading hours and improve the reliability of its day-to-day operations.  Supporting trading across global markets, this engineer will monitor critical workflows, respond to production issues, and work closely with quantitative researchers and software engineers.

This is an operations-first engineering role.  It requires practical systems and coding skills to investigate problems, automate routine work, and implement safe, well-scoped fixes.  More complex software changes will be developed in partnership with the team's engineers.

## What you’ll do

- After onboarding, serve as the primary operational point of contact during U.S. trading hours for the team's global production environment
- Monitor end-to-end trading workflows, including market connectivity, data availability and quality, and scheduled model and optimization processes
- Respond to alerts, failed jobs, and degraded systems; resolve routine and moderately complex issues independently and partner with developers on deeper problems
- Develop a broad understanding of the team's systems, dependencies, and trading workflows
- Maintain and improve monitoring, alerting, documentation, and support processes; automate repetitive work and implement safe, well-scoped code or configuration changes
- Coordinate regional handoffs and communicate clearly with quantitative researchers, engineers, and middle-office teams
- Other duties as assigned or needed

## Skills you’ll need

- At least 5+ years of experience in production engineering, trade support, systems operations, or a related function; electronic trading experience is preferred but not required
- Working proficiency with Python, Linux, and shell scripting, including comfort reading and debugging existing code and making tested, well-scoped changes
- Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, automation, data pipelines, or scheduled production workflows
- A systematic, calm approach to troubleshooting and sound judgment about when to act independently or involve other engineers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, self-directed working style
- A genuine interest in production ownership, reliability, and operational improvement
- Reliable and predictable availability

## Benefits

- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range $200,000—$250,000 USD

## About Jump Trading

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Jump Trading is a global proprietary trading firm that builds advanced algorithms, high-performance infrastructure, and research-driven strategies to trade across all major asset classes and time horizons.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Self-funded, no venture capital)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 1999
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (commonly cited as Paul Gurinas and Bill DiSomma, but not confirmed on company materials)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Financial Services – Proprietary Trading, Algorithmic Trading, High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
- **Target Customers**: Institutional (the firm trades exclusively for its own account; serves as a liquidity provider and market maker on global exchanges)
- **Mission Statement**: "We don’t chase what’s working. We build what works next." – Emphasis on first-principles research, continuous innovation, and building systems that stand up to real-world markets.

## Products & Services
Jump Trading does not sell commercial products; its offerings are internal capabilities that drive its trading business:
- **[Proprietary Trading Strategies]**: Research-driven strategies across equities, futures, options, cryptocurrencies, and fixed income, spanning multiple time horizons from microseconds to months.
- **[Technology Infrastructure]**: Custom hardware (ASICs, FPGAs), low-latency networking, distributed systems, and co-located compute environments in over 100 data centers near global exchanges.
- **[Research & AI/ML Platforms]**: Large-scale simulation, storage, and analytics platforms that power both trading and applied machine learning research, including live inference and fast iteration.
- **[Jump Crypto]**: A dedicated division for cryptocurrency trading, market making, and blockchain infrastructure (acquired Certus One in 2021).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately **$546 million** (LinkedIn estimate as of 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Self-funded; no external investors. Key partners include major exchanges (CME, NYSE, etc.) and technology vendors.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 1,448 employees (LinkedIn, +29% YoY)
  - Active job postings: 44 (+528% YoY growth in postings)
  - 16 offices across 8 countries (US, UK, Singapore, China, India, Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong, France)
  - Acquisition of Certus One (2021) and Darebiz (2021) to expand crypto and data capabilities

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Hardware & Software**: In-house ASIC, FPGA, and custom networking that deliver microsecond-level latency advantages.
- **Flat, High-Agency Culture**: Engineers and researchers have ownership from day one; decisions are fast and friction is low.
- **Talent Density**: Recruits heavily from top tech firms (Google, Citadel, Jane Street) and universities; alumni often move to other elite trading firms.
- **Cross-Disciplinary Integration**: Traders, engineers, and researchers work side-by-side, enabling rapid iteration from research to production.
- **Long Track Record**: 25+ years of consistent profitability and adaptation across market cycles.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI/ML Expansion**: Scaling machine learning research for both trading and infrastructure, with dedicated pre-training research teams.
- **Crypto & Digital Assets**: Growing Jump Crypto as a major market maker and infrastructure provider in blockchain ecosystems.
- **Global Infrastructure**: Building out additional data centers, co-location sites, and microwave/network links to reduce latency.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring engineers, researchers, and operations staff to maintain competitive edge.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "A (genuinely) flat structure that keeps decisions fast and friction low." Engineers see the impact of their work in real time.
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office-based with major hubs in Chicago, New York, Austin, London, Singapore, and others. On-site presence expected for most technical roles.
- **Engineering Focus**: Build custom hardware, low-latency software (C++, Python, Go, Rust), and large-scale distributed systems. "You can design something on Monday and see it in production by Friday."
- **Mentorship**: Senior leaders still write code, test models, and trade. Interns and new grads receive direct mentorship.
- **Compensation**: Not disclosed, but proprietary trading firms are known for industry-leading total compensation (base + bonus).
- **Perks**: Not detailed, but the firm invests heavily in tools, infrastructure, and talent development.

## Sources
1. [jumptrading.com – Company Overview](https://www.jumptrading.com/)
2. [jumptrading.com – Careers](https://www.jumptrading.com/careers)
3. [jumptrading.com – Technology](https://www.jumptrading.com/technology)
4. [jumptrading.com – Culture & HR](https://www.jumptrading.com/hr/overview)
5. [LinkedIn – Jump Trading Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jump-trading)

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