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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 0 days Virtu Financial's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 23% of Virtu Financial's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Virtu Financial
- high 51 stale, 0 reposted of 57 open
- Hiring momentum
- 65 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Virtu Financial's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Virtu Financial.
About this role
As an Electronic Trading Engineer at Virtu, you will support live trading systems during Asia hours, acting as the first line of defense for risk management while US teams are offline. The role involves monitoring automated trading infrastructure, developing new strategy features, and collaborating with traders and developers to enhance system resilience. You'll also conduct retail routing experiments and contribute to the transition to 23/5 trading.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Virtu Financial as an employer.
What you need
- Minimum 3 years of experience at a financial institution
- Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field preferred
- Strong experience with Python
- Experience working with large datasets in SQL
- Calm under pressure in fast-moving, time-sensitive environments
- Strong attention to detail and a track record of accurate, high-quality work
Nice to have
- Knowledge of US equity market structure (venues, smart order routing, order types, trade reporting)
- Experience with Java or C++
- Statistical analysis experience
Worth weighing
- Role requires support during Asia hours, which may affect work-life balance
- Hands-on, coding-intensive role may not suit those looking for less technical responsibilities
- No salary or specific benefits mentioned in the posting
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Listed by Virtu Financial on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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