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Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc

Software Engineer- Technical Operations Team

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


Software Engineer- Technical Operations Team

Chicago, ILWe are Gelber Group -- Passion for Trading. Powered by Technology.Headquartered in Chicago with offices across the United States and Europe, for more than 40 years, we have set the bar as one of the industry’s most innovative and enduring proprietary trading firms. Our success derives from a relentless pursuit of new trading ideas and careful attention to technology. We believe in a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration and we empower each member of our team to have a meaningful impact from the very start of their career with Gelber.As an Associate Software Engineer on Technical Operations at Gelber, you will have an active role in implementing a wide variety of operational processes working closely with Infrastructure, Development, and Trade Support teams daily. You will help design and automate processes around application deployment, hardware provisioning, and monitoring of our trading system. This role is for someone who flourishes in a fast-paced environment, has a strong work ethic, clear communication, and looking for an opportunity where you will help design and deploy our own internal software to help support the trading environment.This position will require in person presence in our Chicago office located in River West. This position will be flexible for hybrid schedule with three days in office, once fully onboarded.What you’ll do:Expand and improve upon existing processes, pipelines, and systems for trading, research, development, deployment, configuration management, and monitoring to improve tech and trading efficiency.Design and develop applications to support real-time trading operations, monitoring and automation processes, and front-end systems.Reduce complexity and human involvement in critical systems by building tools and automating tasks.Deploy, configure, maintain internal and external applications, administer firmwide artifact management.Automate container-based deployment pipelines and CI systems.Work closely with the core development, support, and trading teams to deliver fixes, new features and firm-wide solutions.Mentor our next generation of software engineers on TechOps.What you’ll need:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.3-5 years of experience in DevOps or software development.Experience developing software, ideally focusing on automation and integration – Python is a nice to have.Working experience with SQL, preferably in using/managing databases such as MariaDB and MSSQL.Experience in building CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity preferred).Expertise in installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux systems.Hands-on experience with version control (GIT preferred).Experience with artifact management.Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and public/private cloud infrastructure preferred.Excellent communication and organizational skills, inquisitive nature, and strong attention to detail.Eagerness to solve problems and a strong desire to automate your work.The ability to analyze and solve problems promptly and accurately in a fast-paced environment.Mental flexibility - ability to adapt based on new data, results, and feedback from stakeholders.Creative problem solving and probabilistic thinking.Trading industry experience preferred.Benefits HighlightsGelber offers a wide range of benefits to full-time employees, including:Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement program with discretionary employer match.Comprehensive health benefits including medical coverage provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield (PPO and HDHP/HSA) and dental coverage.Tuition reimbursement for Undergraduate and Graduate courses.Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care.Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.Health club membership with on-site facilities.Generous vacation time and paid maternity/paternity leave.Catered lunches 3-days a week and monthly continental breakfasts.Social events including sponsored 5k races and annual holiday party.Enjoyable work environment including a game room.Employee referral bonus program.Charitable giving and company matching opportunities.Casual, relaxed dress code.

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