Systems Engineer

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Jim Quirk

About us

The firm focuses heavily on proprietary trading platform development, market innovation, and high-performance infrastructure. They operate with an entrepreneurial mindset, utilizing a flat organizational layout to keep communication fast and direct.

Why join us

You get to work with advanced hardware, bare-metal servers, and low-latency environments where optimization directly impacts financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Linux Infrastructure: Provision, configure, and maintain high-performance Red Hat/CentOS/Ubuntu environments.
• Automation & Orchestration: Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines using Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack.
• System Tuning: Fine-tune BIOS, kernel settings, and NICs (Solarflare/Mellanox) to squeeze every microsecond out of the stack.
• Network Integration: Collaborate with the Network Engineering team to manage high-bandwidth, low-latency trading paths.
• Monitoring: Proactively monitor system health and latency metrics using Prometheus, Grafana, or Telegraf.
• Hardware Lifecycle: Manage the deployment and troubleshooting of enterprise-grade bare-metal servers (Dell, HP, Supermicro).
• Crisis Composure: Ability to remain calm and focused during high-volatility market events or system outages.
• Trader Interaction: Translate complex technical issues into concise updates for non-technical stakeholders (Traders and Quants) in real-time.
• Collaboration: A proactive communicator who documents "post-mortems" and shares knowledge across the engineering team to prevent recurring issues.

Requirements

• Advanced Linux: Deep knowledge of the Linux kernel, system internals, and performance profiling tools.
• Scripting: Strong proficiency in Python or Bash for building tools and automating workflows.
• Server Architecture: Experience with modern server hardware, including CPU pinning, NUMA, and PCIe optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or equivalent networking knowledge.
• HFT Experience: Previous experience in a high-frequency trading or high-growth fintech environment.
• Low-Latency Tech: Exposure to kernel bypass (Onload), PTP (Precision Time Protocol), or FPGA integration.

Pay

$150,000 - $175,000 per year