Application Support Engineer
Capstone Investment Advisors
| Company | Capstone Investment Advisors |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | New York City |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | USD 150k–180k |
| Posted | 10 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Capstone Investment Advisors is a global asset manager with $11.8 billion AUM seeking an Application Support Engineer to join the Front Office Technology team. You will own the reliability and day-to-day operation of Keystone, Capstone's in-house trading platform, while contributing to modernization efforts in AI-assisted operations, infrastructure observability, and automation.
What You'll Do
• Design and build Python-based tooling to automate recurring operational checks and reduce manual intervention
• Develop and maintain Grafana dashboards and alerting infrastructure to shift from reactive to proactive issue detection
• Monitor and maintain the health of Keystone trading platform and related applications throughout the trading day
• Respond to and resolve production incidents across trading systems, managing communications with investment, risk, and operations teams
• Contribute to AI capabilities in operational context including AI-assisted alert triage and anomaly detection
What You Need
• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related discipline
• 3-5 years of experience in a production or application support function, ideally in financial services or trading environment
• Strong Python skills for writing tooling, not just scripts
• Working knowledge of Linux, FIX protocol, and SQL Server
• Experience with observability or monitoring tools such as Grafana
Nice to Have
• Familiarity with trading or execution systems such as EMSX or Flextrade
• Exposure to market data platforms, Git, and Jira
• Curiosity about AI/LLM tooling and how it can be applied in an operational context
Base salary $150,000–$180,000 plus performance-based incentives and annual incentive plan eligibility. Benefits include training and development, wellness resources (physical, mental, financial), time-off, retirement, commuter benefits, and gym reimbursement.