At a Glance
- Tasks: Architect and evolve scalable Linux compute platforms while developing automation tools.
- Company: Leading fintech trading firm focused on cutting-edge technology and high-performance infrastructure.
- Benefits: Competitive salary of £140,000 plus bonuses and benefits.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team tackling demanding infrastructure challenges with AI and HPC technologies.
- Qualifications: Strong Linux skills, experience with Ansible, Python, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
I'm partnering with a leading systematic trading and technology firm that builds cutting edge infrastructure powering high performance, data intensive research and trading platforms. Leveraging technologies such as high performance computing (HPC), AI/ML, GPU compute, and large scale distributed systems, the firm invests heavily in engineering and offers the opportunity to work on some of the most demanding infrastructure challenges in the industry.
What you'll be doing:
- Architect and evolve scalable Linux compute platforms.
- Develop automation for provisioning, configuration management and infrastructure lifecycle.
- Build internal tooling and APIs to improve developer productivity.
- Drive observability across metrics, logs and tracing.
- Support large-scale server provisioning and platform operations.
- Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to deliver resilient, high-performance infrastructure.
- Participate in incident response, continuous improvement and mentoring within the team.
What they're looking for:
- Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).
- Experience with Ansible (or similar configuration management tools).
- Python (Go or Rust also beneficial).
- Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
- AWS, GCP or Azure experience.
- Monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or Datadog.
- Git-based workflows and an automation-first mindset.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, virtualization or hybrid cloud is advantageous.
If you're interested in learning more, feel free to reach out for a confidential discussion please apply directly or email jhayne@hunterbond.com
Locations
Platform Engineer: £140,000 Bonus (AI Trading firm) in City of London, London employer: Hunter Bond
Join a pioneering fintech trading firm in Montreal, where innovation meets opportunity. As a Platform Engineer, you'll be part of a dynamic work culture that prioritises cutting-edge technology and employee growth, offering competitive salaries, bonuses, and the chance to tackle some of the most complex infrastructure challenges in the industry. With a strong focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, this is an excellent place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment.
