MarketAxess

Site Reliability Engineer, Pragma

New York, New York, United States

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago

JavaBashDistributed SystemsSQLLinuxSite Reliability EngineeringA/B TestingLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join a team responsible for the production and non-production environments supporting multiple in-house trading systems.
A distributed algorithmic trading platform hosted for our white-label clients.
A next-generation sequencer-architecture trading platform powering the NYSE and forming the foundation for the modernized core trading system at MarketAxess.

You'll help drive modernization efforts, strengthen SRE practices, partner with internal trading desks and engineering teams, and work directly with clients and external partners.
Own the reliable operation of our algorithmic trading and sequencer-based trading platforms in production and UAT.
Troubleshoot and resolve trading issues in partnership with the trade desk support team.
Help define, implement, and evangelize SRE best practices across the team.
Build a culture of automation, eliminating manual toil through robust scripting, tooling, and workflow re-design.
Conduct incident analytics and drive proactive detection, prevention, and capacity improvements.
Collaborate with internal developers, QA, infrastructure, and product teams to develop technical solutions exceeding client expectations.

Strong programming experience in Java and/or Python.
Proficiency with shell scripting (bash, ksh).
Understanding of JVM-based distributed applications and experience across Linux systems.
Solid knowledge of SQL and relational database concepts.
Mentor peers and junior engineers, sharing knowledge of systems, tooling, and reliability engineering.

MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns, because no one's ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 clients around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead. We know where we're going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.
The Role
We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join a team responsible for the production and non-production environments supporting multiple in-house trading systems. This includes:
Web-based trading and other user interface applications
Diagnose complex production issues involving internal services, market centers, network paths, and external software vendors.
Perform release and configuration management across environments, including binary deployments and coordinated infrastructure changes.
Lead regular reviews of system performance, stability, and operational metrics with stakeholders.

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