Ultra Low Latency Linux Engineer - Up to £300k 1st Year Comp - Elite High Frequency Trading Firm 

Job Description

Job title: Ultra Low Latency Linux Engineer

Client: High Frequency Trading Firm - Award winning, tech focused run by passionate Computer Scientists

Salary: Up to £300k 1st Year Compensation

My client are looking for a highly-talented Linux Engineer/HPC Engineer to work in their High-Performance, Ultra Low-Latency Systems Engineering team

This is one of the best opportunities for a passionate Linux infrastructure enthusiast out there working on the newest and best tech around with a chance to make your mark on a growing organsiation

Role

• Build and optimise next gen Linux infrastructure to support the engineering/trading teams
• Help architect a multi-petabyte storage solution & build out new data centres
• Automate anything and everything with Python & config tools
• Innovate whilst bringing in new ideas to the business

Skills/Experience

• Systems Engineering experience in a high-availability & low-latency environment
• Knowledge of optimizing Linux OS (Ideally with Solarflare or Mellanox)
• Strong experience with scripting/automation is highly preferred (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Exposure to CPU Chipsets
• Experience working with FPGAs is a huge plus
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role

Sells

• Flexible hours/work options
• The chance to work with the most cutting-edge technology in the Industry
• Technologists only report to technologists
• Techies treated as top commodity so ‘spoiled’
• Small team size in a growing company so an ability to make a significant impact
• Constantly exciting greenfield projects in an ever-evolving environment
• No red tape
• Beautiful offices