Linux Engineer - Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus - Elite FinTech Firm

JR United Kingdom; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech firm seeks a Linux Engineer to build and optimize their high-performance systems infrastructure. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute significantly in a small, impactful team. The ideal candidate will have strong scripting skills and experience in optimizing CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology

Direct reporting to other technologists

Highly valued tech talent

Significant impact in a small, growing team

Exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in systems engineering in HPC/low-latency.
• Strong skills in Python and automation with tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize next-gen Linux infrastructure on a HPC cluster.
• Architect a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Work in a high-performance DevOps function and automate processes.

Skills

Systems engineering

Scripting and automation

High-availability environment

Interest in DevOps

Passion for technology

Job description

Job title: Linux Engineer

Client: Elite FinTech Firm - Award-winning, tech-focused, run by passionate Computer Scientists

Experience Level: 4+ Years

Salary: Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus

My client is looking for a highly talented Linux Engineer to work in one of their systems teams. They have an unlimited budget for optimizing their infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and optimize next-generation Linux infrastructure on a HPC Cluster with over 1PB memory, 20K GPUs, and 100k CPUs.
• Architect a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Work in their high-performance DevOps function, including building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second, working on tracing and OpenTelemetry, and exploring ML for Observability.
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools.

Skills and Experience:

• Systems engineering experience in high-availability and/or low-latency environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Exposure to on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure.
• Interest in DevOps.
• Passion for technology and willingness to learn.

Benefits:

• Flexible hours and work options.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology.
• Technologists report directly to other technologists.
• Highly valued tech talent.
• Small, growing team allowing for significant impact.
• Exciting greenfield projects in an evolving environment.