Quant Platform/Infrastructure Engineer (Linux Systems)

Selby Jennings; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Selby Jennings seeks an experienced infrastructure engineer to own and modernise production systems for a quantitative research platform. You will work alongside researchers and engineers to enhance Linux-based infrastructure, data pipelines, and platform tooling in a fast-moving hedge-fund environment.

The role focuses on automation, containerisation, CI/CD, and reliability, with relocation support for suitable candidates and global collaboration opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux systems engineering experience (Red Hat or similar).
• Strong Python development and automation skills.
• Good understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems and data pipelines.
• Ability to work independently and own critical infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving and operational mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve Linux-based production infrastructure.
• Manage system reliability, performance, monitoring, security, and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, applications, databases, and data pipelines.
• Operate and optimise MariaDB/MS SQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Support Airflow workflows and Python-based data processing jobs.
• Improve CI/CD processes, deployment workflows, and platform automation.
• Contribute to containerisation initiatives and platform modernisation.
• Support research environments and distributed compute capabilities.

Skills

Linux

Python

SQL

Troubleshooting

Independence

Problem-solving

Tools

Airflow

CI/CD

DevOps

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

Our client is a quantitative hedge fund focused on systematic investment strategies and data-driven research. Technology plays a central role in the business, with infrastructure, data platforms, and research systems forming the foundation on which researchers and developers build, test, and deploy investment strategies.

You will work directly alongside quantitative researchers and engineers to support and modernise the firm's research and production platforms.

We welcome applicants from across the globe. Relocation support will be provided for suitable candidates.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on infrastructure, production systems, databases, and data platforms.

The successful candidate will take ownership of business-critical systems while helping modernise the platform through improved automation, deployment practices, containerisation, and platform tooling.

Experience supporting quantitative research platforms, data-intensive environments, trading firms, hedge funds, or other performance-sensitive environments is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve Linux-based production infrastructure
• Manage system reliability, performance, monitoring, security, and upgrades
• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, applications, databases, and data pipelines
• Operate and optimise databases including MariaDB/MS SQL, MongoDB, and Redis
• Support Airflow workflows and Python-based data processing jobs
• Improve CI/CD processes, deployment workflows, and platform automation
• Contribute to containerisation initiatives and platform modernisation
• Support research environments and distributed compute capabilities

Requirements

• Strong Linux systems engineering experience (Red Hat or similar)
• Strong Python development and automation skills
• Good understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Experience troubleshooting production systems and data pipelines
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of critical infrastructure
• Strong problem-solving skills and operational mindset

Highly Relevant Experience

• Airflow or workflow orchestration platforms
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• MongoDB, Redis, or similar database technologies
• Distributed computing, HPC, or large-scale compute environments
• Quantitative research platforms or backtesting infrastructure
• Internal developer platforms and tooling

What We're Looking For

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Comfortable balancing operational support with platform improvements
• Pragmatic engineer focused on reliability and business outcomes
• Someone who enjoys solving difficult infrastructure and production problems
• Ability to work closely with researchers and developers in a fast-moving environment

Why Join Us

• Direct ownership of research and production infrastructure
• Broad exposure across systems, databases, data platforms, and DevOps
• Opportunity to modernise and shape a growing quantitative platform
• Close collaboration with quantitative researchers and engineers
• Highly impactful role with significant autonomy

Selby Jennings is a Trading Style of Phaidon International (License Number 16S8194)