Linux Engineer | Low-Latency, High-Impact Systems | FinTech

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Linux Engineer to join their high-performance platform engineering team. This role will involve managing Linux environments, optimizing systems for low-latency trading, and building automation pipelines. Ideal candidates will have extensive Linux experience, strong scripting skills, and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux engineering experience in high-performance environments.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash), solid Ansible know-how.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize Linux environments.
• Tune systems for low-latency trading and machine learning workloads.
• Build and maintain IaC and automation pipelines.

Skills

Scripting

Networking

Communication

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Job Description

We’re hiring a Linux Engineer to join a high-performance platform engineering team driving innovation in global trading and large-scale compute infrastructure. If you're passionate about low-latency systems, automation, and solving complex engineering challenges — this is for you.

What You'll Do:

• Manage and optimize Linux environments
• Tune systems for low-latency trading and machine learning workloads.
• Build and maintain IaC and automation pipelines using Ansible, Python, and Terraform.
• Troubleshoot and refine data center operations, from networking to power and cabling.
• Continuously improve infrastructure for scale, resilience, and performance.

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of Linux engineering experience in high-performance environments.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash), solid Ansible know-how.
• Expertise in networking, observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), and DevOps tooling (Terraform, Git, CI/CD).
• Familiarity with containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud (AWS) is a plus.
• Bonus: Experience with GPU servers or on-premise storage integration.

You’re Someone Who:

• Communicates clearly and acts decisively under pressure.
• Embraces automation, documentation, and long-term solutions.
• Balances independence with team-first collaboration.
• Thrives on learning, feedback, and pushing technical boundaries.

Why This Role?

You’ll directly shape critical infrastructure supporting global trading operations and cutting-edge compute platforms. Your work will reduce manual effort, increase deployment speed, and be recognized across the business as mission-critical.