Platform Engineer
A leading high-frequency trading firm is seeking a Platform Engineer to join its strategy development team. This role is focused on supporting and enhancing the performance, reliability, and scalability of proprietary trading systems. The ideal candidate will work closely with both engineering and trading teams to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and long-term system resilience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide hands-on technical support for trading applications and infrastructure
- Monitor system performance, identify issues proactively, and implement solutions to maintain uptime
- Communicate incident updates and resolutions clearly and efficiently to internal users
- Develop automation tools and scripts to reduce manual operational overhead
- Conduct in-depth root cause analysis on complex, multi-component systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to roll out new features and improve system architecture
Ideal Background:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in application support, site reliability engineering, or a similar role supporting high-performance systems
- Production experience with Kubernetes is required
- Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash
- Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, and databases like SQL and MongoDB
- Experience with enterprise Linux systems (e.g., CentOS, RHEL, Rocky Linux) is a plus
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
If you're interested in working on critical infrastructure at the core of a global trading operation, apply in below!
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