Trading Operations Engineer - Dubai- Crypto Prop Trading Firm | Dubai, UAE

Trading Operations Engineer - Dubai- Crypto Prop Trading Firm

Salary: Roughly $70-100k USD base + strong bonuses (20-50%+)

Summary
This growing crypto trading firm has seen steady growth over the last 3-4 years - not being adversely affected by the wild swings in crypto success due to their robust and sensible strategies. Hugely tech-driven, they have been developing and improving HFT algorithms for more than 10 years, with a tech team boasting engineers from some of the top market makers and hedge funds globally.

They're now looking for an experienced engineer to join the brand-new Trading Operations team, responsible for ensuring optimal trading operations and reacting promptly to issues. This is a pivotal role, where you'll work closely with traders and developers to automate workflows, improve system reliability & efficiency, and tackle complex challenges within the HFT space.

This role offers the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge technology, grow professionally, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Skills and Experience Required

• 3-5 years' experience in software engineering or IT
• Strong Python scripting knowledge, for automation & tooling
• Proficiency with Linux systems, including shell scripting and networking.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or related) from a top-tier university
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, including clear and concise documentation
• Commitment to work in shifts and be part of an on-call rota is essential to ensure continuous operation of trading infrastructure

Desirable

• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, ElasticSearch or ClickHouse)
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible and CI/CD systems)
• Basic experience with AWS cloud services

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries + performance-based bonuses
• Flexible hours and a healthy work-life balance
• Work with the smartest people in one of the fastest-growing and most exciting industries
• Regular paid 'workations' to unique places all over the world to work, explore the local culture and get to know colleagues better
• Relocation package available if required

Contact
If you feel you're suitable for this role, please send your CV or get in touch.

Richard Allan
richard.allan@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 3137 9574
linkedin.com/in/richardallanok