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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Software Engineer - **Company:** D R W Inc - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Relational Databases, Linux, Network Interface Controllers, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Routing, Packet Analyzer, Package Management Systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Ruby, Server Administration, Service Discovery, Software Engineering, System Programming, TCP/IP, Rust (Programming Language), Scripting, Computer Networking Systems, Git, Perf (Linux), Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Hardware Infrastructure - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/systems-software-engineer-chicago-il-usa-58915034 ## About the Role build, troubleshoot live issues, coordinate incident response, monitor proactively * Improve automation, monitoring, and capacity planning and push proposals to production * Onboard new capture deployments in collaboration with dependent stakeholder teams * Act as liaison between Network Capture Services and infrastructure teams Tasks * 3+ years of professional systems software engineering * Strong systems programming skills in Rust, C/C++, or Go; willingness to primarily use C++ * Ruby and Rust experience desired * Experience with DPDK or equivalent kernel-bypass packet processing * Solid Linux skills; production server administration/troubleshooting; RHEL-family a plus * Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching, NICs, packet analysis) * Hands-on experience with server hardware, data center workflows, and remote hands coordination * Experience with Ansible or similar configuration management tools * Ability to coordinate across infrastructure teams and persist through follow-through * Experience with Git, CI/CD, and package management; Kubernetes and GitOps a plus * Scripting skills in Bash, Python, Ruby, or similar * Focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability * Experience with commercial network capture products and performance analysis tools (perf, eBPF, flamegraphs, tcpdump) a plus * Familiarity with service discovery, secrets management, metrics and dashboards, and relational databases * Excellent written and verbal communication Key requirements * group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance * 401k with discretionary employer match * short and long-term disability * life and AD&D insurance * health savings accounts * flexible spending accounts ## Description Experteer Overview In this role you design, build, and operate DRW's mission-critical network capture platform. You work across software and infrastructure to deliver reliable capture servers and responsive tooling. You will contribute to both development and deployment, partnering with data center and infrastructure teams to automate provisioning and support. You are expected to own deployments end-to-end, including on-call rotations, to keep the platform robust for trading, research, and support users. This is a hands-on role with real breadth and ownership in a fast-paced environment at our Chicago headquarters. Compensation / Benefits * Design, build, deploy, and validate network capture servers across multiple teams * Develop and maintain capture and query software (C++, Python, Rust, Ruby) with emphasis on testing, reliability, and performance * Create Ansible automation and deployment tooling to make capture provisioning repeatable * Participate in weekly production support rotation: troubleshoot live issues, coordinate incident response, monitor proactively * Improve automation, monitoring, and capacity planning and push proposals to production * Onboard new capture deployments in collaboration with dependent stakeholder teams * Act as liaison between Network Capture Services and infrastructure teams Tasks * 3+ years of professional systems software engineering * Strong systems programming skills in Rust, C/C++, or Go; willingness to primarily use C++ * Ruby and Rust experience desired * Experience with DPDK or equivalent kernel-bypass packet processing * Solid Linux skills; production server administration/troubleshooting; RHEL-family a plus * Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching, NICs, packet analysis) * Hands-on experience with server hardware, data center workflows, and remote hands coordination * Experience with Ansible or similar configuration management tools * Ability to coordinate across infrastructure teams and persist through follow-through * Experience with Git, CI/CD, and package management; Kubernetes and GitOps a plus * Scripting skills in Bash, Python, Ruby, or similar * Focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability * Experience with commercial network capture products and performance analysis tools (perf, eBPF, flamegraphs, tcpdump) a plus * Familiarity with service discovery, secrets management, metrics and dashboards, and relational databases * Excellent written and verbal communication Key requirements * group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance * 401k with discretionary employer match * short and long-term disability * life and AD&D insurance * health savings accounts * flexible spending accounts ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)