Quick Overview
Job Description
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Remote (UK-based), with occasional on-site work at our data centres | Full-Time
About Us
Reactive Markets is the 2026 OTC Trading Platform of the Year (Risk.net). Our network handles over $75 billion in daily trading volumes across FX, Equities, and Cryptocurrency, connecting 50+ of the world’s leading liquidity providers.
We build trading systems that operate at the edge of what’s technically possible — where nanoseconds matter and a dropped message costs real money. Our engineering team is small, senior, and deeply invested in the craft of building cutting edge, reliable, high-performance systems.
The Role
We’re looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help run and grow the network and cloud estate behind our trading platform. Networking in our colocation data centres is the core of the role. The estate spans London, New York and Singapore, and from Q1 2027 a new Tokyo data centre.
This is a hands-on role in a small, expert infrastructure team. You’ll work closely with our Head of Infrastructure, following problems from the cross-connect through hosts, containers and AWS. You’ll also help keep infrastructure delivery on track, from timelines and reporting to working closely with our TechOps team.
What You’ll Work On
Low-latency networking across our colocation sites: switching and routing, cross-connects, BGP peering with liquidity providers and clients, and the fabric that carries our trading traffic
Bringing new sites to application-ready, starting with Tokyo
Our hybrid connectivity into multi-region AWS, including Direct Connect, routing and failover
Linux hosts and containers on the critical path, with every change made through code (Ansible, Git, Terraform), never by hand
Monitoring and alerting that catches problems before clients do, plus runbooks and post-incident reviews that someone else can follow
Planning and capacity: forecasting growth, setting timelines and reporting progress to TechOps and engineering
What We Need
4+ years running production infrastructure in a latency-sensitive environment, such as HFT, an exchange, market data or bank trading infrastructure
Strong networking: hands-on routing and switching (MLAG, LACP, VLANs), BGP in production, and a solid grasp of low-latency behaviour such as buffers, microbursts and congestion handling
Colocation experience: cabinets, cross-connects, remote hands and vendor management
Solid Linux (RHEL) and TCP/IP, and the ability to trace a problem from the wire to the application
Infrastructure as code and containers as your default way of working
Working knowledge of AWS networking, and the confidence to pick up the rest of our stack. Networking depth matters more to us than any particular cloud or platform tooling
Methodical, evidence-led troubleshooting and clear documentation
A strong plus:
Project management experience: owning timelines, reporting progress, and working with ops teams to hit deadlines
Kernel bypass (Onload/ef_vi), PTP and time synchronisation
Experience bringing up a new colo site
FIX protocol or OTC FX market knowledge
Python for tooling
Working pattern: Infrastructure changes are often scheduled outside trading hours, including weekends, and the team shares an on-call rota. We’re a team with flexible hours, so time worked out of hours is taken back during the week. Day-to-day work is remote, with occasional visits to our data centres, most often in London (Slough).
What You Get
Real ownership of a live global trading network, hands-on, with few layers of process
A build-out year, with a new Tokyo data centre in Q1 and more growth ahead
A senior seat in a small, expert team where your changes ship and are measured
Competitive package — up to 38 days leave (inc. bank holidays), private health insurance, pension, life insurance, dental/optical cashback, cycle to work, socials and offsites
Remote-friendly working with flexibility around out-of-hours work
Growth as the estate scales
We believe in transparency, honest feedback and writing things down, and we aim to build systems that don’t depend on the heroics of individuals.
Our Hiring Process
We keep our process focused and respectful of your time. Our process follows three stages:
Stage 1: Initial Conversation with Talent Acquisition
Format: Video call, ~30-45 minutes
Stage 2: Technical Deep Dive with our Head of Infrastructure
Format: Video call, interactive session, ~90 minutes
Stage 3: Leadership Conversation with our CDO
Format: Video call, ~45 minutes
What to expect in each stage will be explained by Talent Acquisition if you’re invited to interview. Throughout the process, we aim to keep momentum with no unnecessary delays between stages, and feedback typically comes within a few business days.
How to Apply
Please apply directly via this job posting — all applications, including those submitted via LinkedIn, are managed through our applicant tracking system, so you’ll always land in the same place regardless of where you found this role.
Right to Work: Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK. We are not currently able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Equal Opportunities: Reactive Markets is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Reasonable Adjustments: If you need any adjustments or support during the application or interview process, please let us know — we’re happy to accommodate.
Data Protection: By applying, you consent to Reactive Markets processing your personal data for recruitment purposes, in line with our privacy policy.
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