Graduate Trading Systems Engineer

As Trading Systems Engineer at Da Vinci, you'll work closely with a small team of highly skilled traders and engineers. You'll be responsible for managing our trading systems, making sure they run smoothly in day-to-day operations, with future growth in mind. As our trading systems are highly customised, balancing stability with ongoing change is one of the key challenges in this job. Our engineers often need to learn on the go, so we are looking for people who enjoy exploring unfamiliar territory. Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company. Responsibilities: Oversee system performance, stability and uptime Automate the environment and testing new technology fads Architect, implement, maintain and monitor our rapidly growing intercontinental production environment Manage not only "what" is running in production, but also "how" these systems are behaving Address potential failures and bottlenecks to proactively prevent obstacles Requirements: 0-2 years of experience managing mission-critical infrastructure and software support (in a trading environment it's a plus) Intimate knowledge of networking, hardware and OSs (Linux, Windows) Familiar with tooling and best practices regarding change, life cycle and incident management, as well as health and performance monitoring of production systems Proficient with scripting (e.g., bash, python) Quick at analysing issues and uncovering their root causes Eager to learn and understand all aspects of the trading environment Ability to spot inefficiencies and proactive in optimising systems Strong communications skills, including the ability to effectively communicate technical information to a non-technical audience

Da Vinci was founded in 2015 after a group of passionate trading experts found themselves desiring a new way of working. At Da Vinci, our goal is to build the best proprietary trading house in the world. We strive to keep our work smart and creative, making the most of our team's strategic minds to challenge existing ways of thinking. We've established a unique approach to trading and culture, emphasising openness and collaboration across departments. We specialise in solving market inefficiencies, identifying opportunities based on volatility arbitrage strategies and providing liquidity to the markets. We are headquartered in the home of the world's first stock market, Amsterdam, and have additional offices in Mumbai and Miami. Today, we trade on the most prominent exchanges across South America, Asia and the US. Our vision is set on sustainable growth, with new offices opening abroad soon.