Linux Platform Developer – Quant Trading

Overview

In this role you join a high-caliber Linux engineering team supporting a leading quantitative trading platform. You will help design, optimize, and automate the core Linux-based infrastructure that powers complex trading systems. You’ll work with both in-house and open-source tools to enable fast, reliable, and scalable performance. The role emphasizes knowledge sharing, experimentation, and rigorous engineering culture in a global, well-funded fintech environment. This is a chance to shape critical infrastructure within a top-tier trading firm.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve a best-in-class trading platform infrastructure on Linux
• Automate workflows and tooling to reduce human error
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to tailor system performance
• Troubleshoot and optimize OS-level and application performance using profiling and tracing tools
• Leverage a mix of in-house and open-source technologies for deep customization
• Mentor and share knowledge within a highly skilled team

Key requirements

• Strong background in STEM education
• Deep knowledge of Linux and OS concepts
• Fluent on the command line and shell scripting
• Comfortable with C, sockets, and virtual memory concepts
• Excellent troubleshooting using debugging/profiling tools (gdb, perf, DTrace)
• Experience programming in any language (Go, Python, Java, C++, Scala, or similar)

• Collaborative mindset
• Curiosity and willingness to experiment
• Strong problem-solving and debugging mindset
• Linux fundamentals
• Shell scripting
• C programming

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