Full-Time

Production Engineer

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Jump Trading

Jump Trading

1,001-5,000 employees

High-frequency trading and market-making services

Crypto & Web3
Quantitative Finance
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$150k - $175kAnnually

+ Discretionary Bonus

Mid, Senior

Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

Production Engineering team is based in Chicago and New York.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Platform Engineering
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Puppet
Go
Ansible
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • An insatiable desire to learn
  • Expert Linux knowledge
  • Some Networking knowledge and a willingness to learn more
  • Scripting competence with either Go or Python (and a willing to learn both)
  • Extensive experience profiling and debugging application stacks
  • Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining complicated systems
  • Experience with system configuration management tools (Salt, Puppet, Ansible, etc.)
  • A compulsion to perform root-cause analysis
  • Reliable and predictable availability
Responsibilities
  • Work on global projects across a wide range of infrastructure
  • Manage and resolve technical issues with a high degree of technical complexity
  • Develop tools that will help in diagnosing, resolving, and triaging difficult problems
  • Other duties as assigned or required (we pride ourselves on avoiding “siloing”, so this will include widely different engineering projects)
  • Work a modified work week, which includes the weekends

Jump Trading specializes in high-frequency trading and market-making in financial markets, with a focus on cryptocurrency through its subsidiary, Jump Crypto. Their products and services involve executing numerous trades at high speeds to capitalize on small price differences, which can lead to significant profits. Jump Crypto aims to develop the infrastructure necessary for trading digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, utilizing advanced research in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science. This expertise allows them to enhance financial transactions and provide sophisticated trading solutions to a diverse clientele, including institutional investors and hedge funds. Unlike many competitors, Jump Trading emphasizes a strong partnership approach and operates in major financial hubs worldwide, ensuring a broad market reach. The company's goal is to drive financial innovation and improve market liquidity, making it easier for participants to trade assets.

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$300M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1999

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased DeFi focus offers new market-making opportunities for Jump Trading.
  • AI-driven algorithms enhance efficiency in Jump Trading's high-frequency trading strategies.
  • Growing interest in tokenized assets diversifies Jump Trading's trading and investment markets.

What critics are saying

  • Legal challenges from token manipulation allegations could harm Jump Trading's reputation.
  • CFTC investigation and leadership changes indicate potential compliance issues in Jump Crypto.
  • Split from Wormhole post-hack suggests vulnerabilities in Jump Trading's crypto investments.

What makes Jump Trading unique

  • Jump Trading excels in high-frequency trading across major global financial hubs.
  • The firm leverages advanced research in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science.
  • Jump Crypto focuses on building next-gen crypto infrastructure, enhancing digital currency trading.

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Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Paid vacation plus paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness Programs