JobsJump Trading

Campus Systems Engineer (Full-Time)

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL · IT Infrastructure + WCW

Posted Aug 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

Apply at Jump Trading

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

Behavioral

Tell me about a time you had to fix a live production issue under real time pressure with traders waiting on you, what did you do and how did it turn out

composure and decision quality when stakes and stress are both high

Describe a time you disagreed with a trader or developer about whether a change was safe to make, how did you handle it

ability to hold a technical line with non-engineers without damaging the relationship

Tell me about a time something broke in production that was your responsibility, how did you communicate that to the team and what changed afterward

accountability and whether they build durable process improvements after failure

Technical

Walk me through how you would troubleshoot a sudden latency spike on a production trading system, where would you look first and why

whether the candidate has a structured, layered approach to diagnosing performance problems rather than guessing

Explain multicast to me and describe a situation where you'd actually need it in a low latency trading network

real depth of networking knowledge versus surface-level buzzwords

Give me an example of a shell script or Python tool you built to automate some part of managing a production environment, what problem was it solving

practical scripting ability applied to real operational pain points, not academic exercises

How would you go about optimizing network infrastructure for a new low latency application being deployed at a colo site

hands-on understanding of colo design and latency-sensitive network tuning

What Linux commands or techniques do you reach for when a box is behaving strangely and you don't yet know if it's hardware, OS, or application level

depth of hands-on Linux/UNIX troubleshooting versus memorized answers

Explain the difference between routing and switching decisions in a way that connects to why exchange connectivity design matters here

whether foundational networking concepts are actually tied to the trading infrastructure context

Situational

Say you need to push a change into the production trading environment during market hours because of a bug, walk me through how you'd assess the risk and decide whether to wait

judgment about change control and operational risk, not just technical fix ability

If monitoring showed a gradual degradation in system health with no obvious single cause, how would you go about isolating the source

systematic incident investigation skills and comfort with ambiguity

This role can require being reachable outside normal hours, tell me about a time you had to respond to something urgent on your own time and how you managed it

realistic expectations and reliability around on-call type availability

How do you decide what needs to be documented versus what can live as tribal knowledge on a fast-moving infrastructure team

judgment about process discipline balanced against speed of a small team

Practice this interview out loud.

Offer builds a real interview for this exact role at Jump Trading from your resume and this job description, asks the questions one at a time, and tells you what landed. The first one is free.

Practice this out loud

The full job description

As published by Jump Trading.

<p data-renderer-start-pos="1448">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.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1448">Trading Infrastructure is a global organization of Engineers who architect, build and maintain our world-class infrastructure. From colo design/implementation, to optimizing our exchange connectivity, to building world class low latent Wide Area Networks, we leverage research and automation to consistently adapt and innovate our infrastructure to scale and drive our trading and evolving business.</p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO:</strong></p> <p>The Systems Engineer will work with traders, operations, exchanges, and developers to optimize the trading environment and investigate and solve system issues.</p> <ul> <li>Proactively monitor the overall health and performance of the trading platform</li> <li>Work closely with our world-class technology organization to: <ul> <li>Analyze and troubleshoot complex system, software, and networking infrastructure issues</li> <li>Design, implement and optimize network infrastructure for proprietary low latency trading applications at various data centers throughout the world</li> </ul> </li> <li>Build automation to manage and improve the production trading environment</li> <li>Work closely with risk management and trading teams to coordinate changes and manage incidents</li> <li>Manage and assess operational risk of change control into the production environment</li> <li>Define and document process and procedure</li> <li>Other duties as assigned or needed</li> </ul> <p><strong>SKILLS YOU’LL NEED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Major in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field</li> <li>Experience working with Linux/UNIX OS including advanced commands and shell scripts</li> <li>Practical working knowledge of python</li> <li>Understanding of networking concepts such as routing, multicast, ethernet</li> <li>A rigorous, detail-oriented approach to operations</li> <li>Ability to operate and communicate clearly under pressure</li> <li>Desire to work in a collaborative, team environment with a positive can do attitude</li> <li>Reliable and predictable availability&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>The estimated base salary for this role is $200,000-$250,000 per year.</p> <p><strong>Benefits</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Discretionary bonus eligibility<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Medical, dental, and vision insurance<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&amp;D Insurance<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Voluntary Life &amp; AD&amp;D insurance<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Paid vacation plus paid holidays<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Retirement plan with employer match<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Paid parental leave<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Wellness Programs</p>

Apply at Jump Trading

Related jobs

Campus Systems Engineer (Intern)

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

Posted Aug 18 · Verified Sep 20

Technical Project Manager

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 15 · Verified Sep 20

Network Engineer - Wireless

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 14 · Verified Sep 20

Data Center Technician

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 11 · Verified Sep 20

Senior Accounting Analyst | Corporate Accounting

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 9 · Verified Sep 20

HPC Data Center Infrastructure Planning Lead

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 2 · Verified Sep 20