Linux Platfrom Engineering Manager – HFT

Overview

In this role you lead and evolve a Linux-focused team supporting production trading platforms. You balance hands-on engineering with growing management responsibilities, guiding engineers and fostering cross-functional collaboration. You’ll safeguard platform reliability while driving important architectural improvements and scalable operations. This is a chance to shape a cutting-edge, in-house/open-source hybrid stack in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. You contribute to a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, and honest collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive compensation
• annual bonus
• benefits
• discretionary opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and mentorship to Linux Engineers, including managers and ICs
• Maintain hands-on technical contribution while transitioning into management
• Ensure continuous maintenance and improvement of the production trading platform
• Support team members to thrive and perform at a high level
• Foster firm-wide partnerships and a collaborative environment
• Analyze and resolve OS, systems programming, and infrastructure issues
• Coordinate large-scale initiatives to improve service delivery and productivity

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong programming experience and willingness to learn a new language
• Proven experience in leading and supporting individuals and teams
• Ability to build partnerships across the organization
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills (technical, process, people)
• In-depth knowledge of Linux fundamentals
• Proficiency with Unix command line and shell scripting
• Experience with modern Linux systems and systems programming concepts

• leadership
• collaboration
• analytical thinking
• Linux systems engineering
• systems programming
• Unix shell scripting

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