10 of the Most Popular Types of Trading Technology Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Trading Technology Jobs

• High Frequency Trading Software Engineer

  Salary range: $120,000 - $173,000

  High Frequency Trading Software Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for High Frequency Trading Software Engineer jobs pay between $120,000 (25th percentile) and $173,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for High Frequency Trading Software Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Algorithmic Trading Programmer

  Salary range: $53,500 - $107,000

  Algorithmic Trading Programmer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Algorithmic Trading Programmer jobs pay between $53,500 (25th percentile) and $107,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Algorithmic Trading Programmer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Software Engineer Trading Firm

  Salary range: $120,000 - $173,000

  Software Engineer Trading Firm is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Software Engineer Trading Firm jobs pay between $120,000 (25th percentile) and $173,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Software Engineer Trading Firm job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Low Latency Trading Network Engineer

  Salary range: $89,000 - $133,500

  Low Latency Trading Network Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Low Latency Trading Network Engineer jobs pay between $89,000 (25th percentile) and $133,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Low Latency Trading Network Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Derivatives Trader

  Salary range: $57,500 - $72,500

  A derivatives trader is a financial investment professional who specializes in working with derivatives, which is a type of financial security contract that relies on another asset or group of assets, like stocks or bonds, for its value. Your responsibilities include analyzing the financial needs of a client, building a portfolio of investment options using derivatives, understanding financial trading data and market trends, and assisting clients with making the right derivative trading and investing choices to meet their goals. You typically carry out your duties for a range of clients while working as an employee of an investment firm.

• Entry Level High Frequency Trading Software Engineer

  Salary range: $65,000 - $120,000

  Entry Level High Frequency Trading Software Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Entry Level High Frequency Trading Software Engineer jobs pay between $65,000 (25th percentile) and $120,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Entry Level High Frequency Trading Software Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Entry Level Prop Trading

  Salary range: $40,500 - $51,500

  Entry Level Prop Trading is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Entry Level Prop Trading jobs pay between $40,500 (25th percentile) and $51,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Entry Level Prop Trading job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• High Frequency Trading Firm

  Salary range: $46,500 - $96,000

  High Frequency Trading Firm is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for High Frequency Trading Firm jobs pay between $46,500 (25th percentile) and $96,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for High Frequency Trading Firm job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Discretionary Trader

  Salary range: $57,500 - $72,500

  Discretionary Trader is a typical job search query Most salaries for Discretionary Trader jobs pay between $57,500 (25th percentile) and $72,500 (75th percentile) annually. There are plenty of open positions nationwide for Discretionary Trader job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Trading Platform

  Salary range: $46,500 - $96,000

  Trading Platform is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Trading Platform jobs pay between $46,500 (25th percentile) and $96,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Trading Platform job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.