Site Reliability Engineer- Operations

Autumn Compass; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A trading technology firm located in New South Wales is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to oversee the operation of its low-latency production stack. This full-time position requires 2+ years of experience in SRE/DevOps, proficiency in Python and Linux, and a keen interest in financial trading systems. You will support real-time trading applications and use monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana to ensure performance and reliability in critical trading processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in an SRE/DevOps role or similar.
• Experience in Python script development and testing, Linux proficiency.
• Interest in real-time trading systems and financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical application configurations enabling trading strategies.
• Support applications trading in real-time production environments.
• Use monitoring tools to ensure robust performance.

Skills

Python script development

Linux proficiency

Clear communicator

Attention to detail

Proactive mindset

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Autumn Compass is an algorithmic trading firm combining the disciplines of software engineering, data science and economic theory to develop highly automated and profitable trading strategies. With no external clients, a flat management structure and an SRE culture in the team, engineers have the autonomy and support to innovate effectively and make an impact throughout the business.

As a site reliability engineer, you will oversee the effective operation of our full low-latency production stack, colocated at stock exchanges. Our ecosystem of high performance applications transact millions of dollars each day and form the core of our business. Your role in ensuring the reliability and performance of these systems is integral to our ongoing success.

Salary: $120-150k base + super + profit share

What you will do

• Manage critical application configurations enabling our trading strategies.

• Support applications trading in real-time production environments and build tools to ensure ongoing reliability and stability during market hours.

• Use industry standard tools and services such as Prometheus and Grafana to provide monitoring and issue identification to ensure visibility and robust performance.

• Collaborate with engineers and trading specialists.

What you bring

• 2+ years’ experience in an SRE/DevOps role or similar.

• Required: Experience in Python script development and testing, Linux proficiency.

• Interest in real-time trading systems and financial markets.

• Clear communicator with strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset.

• Useful but not required: Familiarity with financial trading ideas and concepts, IP networking, C++, C# and AWS.

Job Requirements

This role is a full-time permanent position open to Australian and NewZealand citizens and permanent residents.