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Systems Engineer - R&D- Innovative Algo Trading

Oxford KnightLondon🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

Advance your career at a world-leading algorithmic trading firm, where you'll work with cutting-edge technology on high-impact R&D projects and benefit from a market-leading compensation package. This hybrid role is ideal for experienced Linux Systems Engineers with strong scripting skills who thrive in a collaborative, rewarding environment and are eager to contribute to sophisticated distributed systems. Apply today to join an innovative team making a global impact.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
ShellPythonTerraformKubernetesLinux

Job description

This is one of the world's leading algorithmic trading firms, looking for engineers with large-scale Linux expertise to join their expanding R&D team. They build and maintain the most sophisticated distributed compute clusters (GPU & CPU), multi petabyte-scale storage layers, operating systems, automation software, and development tools.
This role offers motivated engineers the opportunity to work on projects that impact live trading and research, allowing them to run worldwide 24/7. A typical day could include scaling and ensuring the smooth running of the HPC environment, or designing and building services to improve the research environment, but responsibilities are highly varied. You could also be installing & configuring (or performance testing) new hardware and software, monitoring, scripting to automate repetitive tasks and developing tools, or performance tuning.
Come and be a part of something exciting!
Skills & Experience Required
  • 5+ years' advanced Linux systems engineering (installation, configuration, and troubleshooting)
  • Strong Python (or Shell) scripting experience
  • Proficiency with configuration management tools
  • Experience with public cloud infrastructure; plus Terraform or similar IaC
  • Strong communication skills; able to collaborate effectively across diverse technical teams
  • GPU optimization / ML infrastructure experience is a plus
  • Kubernetes or similar container orchestration administration is highly beneficial

Benefits
  • Market-leading salary + bonuses + generous benefits package
  • Friendly, informal yet highly rewarding work culture
  • Work with the latest technologies on complex problems with significant impact
  • Feel valued and be rewarded for your hard work where coding is front and centre

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.
Contact
If you feel you are a good match, please don't hesitate to get in touch:
Maia Ellis
maia.ellis@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3745 6539
linkedin.com/in/maia-ellis-38a577193

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