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Job Title


Trading Operations Engineer


Company : Autumn Compass


Location : Sydney, Australia


Created : 2026-02-02


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Autumn Compass is an algorithmic trading firm combining the disciplines of software engineering, data science and economic theory to develop highly automated and profitable trading strategies. With no external clients, a flat management structure and an SRE culture in the team, engineers have the autonomy and support to innovate effectively and make an impact throughout the business.As a trading operations engineer, you will oversee the effective operation of our full low-latency production stack, colocated at stock exchanges. Our ecosystem of high performance applications transact millions of dollars each day and form the core of our business. Your role in ensuring the reliability and performance of these systems is integral to our ongoing success.What you will doManage critical application configurations enabling our trading strategiesSupport applications trading in real-time production environments and build tools to ensure ongoing reliability and stability during market hoursUse industry standard tools and services such as Prometheus and Grafana to provide monitoring and issue identification to ensure visibility and robust performanceCollaborate with engineers and trading specialistsWhat you bringBachelor''s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or similarExperience in Python script development and testing, Linux proficiencyInterest in real-time trading systems and financial marketsClear communicator with strong attention to detail and a proactive mindsetUseful but not required: SRE/DevOps/support experience, familiarity with trading concepts, IP networking, AWSJob RequirementsThis role is a full-time permanent position open to Australian and NewZealand citizens and permanent residents.