We are working with a leading global financial services firm seeking an experienced Trading Operations Engineer to join its growing team.

This is a highly technical role sitting at the intersection of electronic trading, engineering and trading operations . The successful candidate will work closely with trading and technology teams to support complex, high-volume trading environments while developing programmatic solutions to automate, scale and improve trading operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Monitor high-volume live trading activity, positions, P&L; and portfolio risk
- Develop and maintain Python-based tools and automation supporting trading operations
- Diagnose and resolve issues across complex, real-time trading systems
- Investigate discrepancies involving trading positions, broker statements and internal systems
- Build programmatic solutions to improve the scalability and efficiency of trading operations
- Coordinate software and hardware upgrades across the trading environment
- Manage technical and operational projects involving multiple internal teams
- Work closely with trading, engineering and support functions to maintain reliable trading operations

What We’re Looking For

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience , ideally within electronic trading, quantitative trading, hedge funds, investment banking,



capital markets or a similar environment
- Strong Python programming/development skills
- Strong working knowledge of Linux
- Experience working with P&L; and risk reporting systems
- Strong understanding of trading technology and financial markets
- Knowledge of current market structure and relevant regulatory developments
- Experience diagnosing issues within complex, real-time systems
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-performance setting
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams

The Ideal Profile We’re particularly interested in candidates who combine hands-on engineering ability with genuine trading-domain knowledge . You may currently be working in trading operations, trading technology, production engineering, electronic trading support or a similar function.

This is not a traditional IT support or back-office operations position . Strong Python skills and experience working directly with trading systems, P&L;, risk or live market environments are important.

The position offers the opportunity to join a sophisticated global trading environment alongside highly experienced engineering and financial markets professionals, with a competitive compensation and benefits package.

📌 Senior Trading Operations Engineer | Python & Linux | Quant Trading (Greater Toronto Area)
🏢 SteppingStones Recruitment
📍 Greater Toronto Area