Linux Systems Engineer – HFT

Overview

In this role you will support a UK-based, high-frequency trading infrastructure expanding over the next 6–12 months. You’ll work within a small, cross-functional team to maintain hardware, networking, and software build pipelines that enable ultra-low latency trading. You’ll shape automation and tooling to scale operations for a high-performance environment. This is a hands-on, technically sharp role with mentoring and clear potential for career growth in a fast-paced culture.

Pay / Benefits

• training and mentoring
• competitive bonus
• opportunity for career progression
• inclusive culture with relaxed environment
• London-based role
• hands-on exposure to cutting-edge tech

Responsibilities

• Support and scale the UK infrastructure for low-latency trading systems
• Triage, troubleshoot, and resolve complex hardware, network, and in-house software issues
• Manage existing hardware/software footprint and help specify/procure new systems
• Develop tooling and automation to improve operational efficiency
• Participate in software build, deployment, and maintenance processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers and traders
• Understand and implement core networking concepts and data-centre architecture
• Support virtualization and hardware/networking components as part of the HPC stack

Key requirements

• BA degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science or similar technical field
• Strong understanding of Linux
• Python proficiency
• Operations experience
• Ability to triage and troubleshoot complex network and systems issues from hardware to software
• Experience managing hardware/software footprints and procurement
• Development of tooling and automation
• Good understanding of TCP and LAN/WAN networking and data-centre architecture

• curiosity
• strong problem-solving
• collaboration within a small team
• Linux
• Python
• tooling and automation development

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