Python Software Engineer
Jump Trading · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Jump Trading's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- Not listed by source
- Location
- Shanghai or Hong Kong
Hiring context
How this role compares at Jump Trading
Jump Trading has 106 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 5 job families, and 48 of them are in engineering. 36 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 34%.
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What the role asks for
What you'd do
- Collaborate with traders to understand business requirements and design technical solutions.
- Design, code, test, deploy and support reliable software applications efficiently to help business grow
- Perform comprehensive testing to ensure accuracy, stability, and minimize financial risk
- Foster a positive working environment and maintain strong relationships within the team
- Other duties as assigned or needed
What they're asking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldEducation
- At least 2 years of experience in python programming, proficient in Python development and Linux environmentExperience
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset, strong ownershipSkill
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to testing and quality assuranceSkill
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a humble and cooperative attitudeSkill
- Team player who values collaboration and shared successSkill
- Reliable and predictable availabilitySkill
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Core Development is a global team of technologists who architect, build and maintain our world-class trading platform. From optimizing our core trading engine to building custom hardware, we leverage software & hardware engineering, data science and research, to deliver the infrastructure and tools that drive our trading and business needs. What You'll Do: • Collaborate with traders to understand business requirements and design technical solutions. • Design, code, test, deploy and support reliable software applications efficiently to help business grow • Perform comprehensive testing to ensure accuracy, stability, and minimize financial risk • Foster a positive working environment and maintain strong relationships within the team • Other duties as assigned or needed Skills You’ll Need: • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field • At least 2 years of experience in python programming, proficient in Python development and Linux environment • Exceptional problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset, strong ownership • Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to testing and quality assurance • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a humble and cooperative attitude • Team player who values collaboration and shared success • Reliable and predictable availability
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