SRE - Production Infrastructure- Global Quant Firm

Hft Funds
London, UK
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
£200,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Configuration Management Continuous Integration Data Structures Software Debugging Linux Python (Programming Language) Wide Area Networks Kubernetes Software Version Control

Job description

One of the world’s largest HFT funds is looking for a talented SRE to join their global infrastructure organisation to work on a wide range of exciting and challenging projects.

As a hybrid Systems Engineer/Software Developer, you’ll join the area of the business that manages the firm’s infrastructure. This involves everything from colocation design/implementation, to optimizing exchange connectivity, to building world-class low-latent Wide Area Networks, consistently identifying and pursuing opportunities to enhance operational efficiency. You’ll architect, build and maintain streaming monitoring tooling, configuration management & automation frameworks and undertake comprehensive debugging sessions on low-level performance issues, as well as working on app deployment management and lifecycle, among other responsibilities.

Requirements

This role would suit an outstanding communicator, someone who can collaborate effectively across globally distributed teams, and is at their best when solving difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment., * 5+ years’ experience with Python and/or Go

  • Strong Linux skills or solid foundation in data structures & algorithms
  • Metrics and monitoring experience or strong background in statistics
  • Experience working with version control and CI/CD systems
  • Demonstrable knowledge of working on infrastructure challenges in a reliability capacity
  • Proven experience of strategic thinking skills and maturity in tackling complex problems, dealing with people, technology and processes
  • Experience with Kubernetes highly preferred

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive base salary & bonus
  • Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
  • Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
  • Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

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