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

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

Job summary

A leading FinTech firm is looking for a talented Linux Engineer with a passion for technology and an eagerness to work on cutting-edge infrastructure projects. The role includes responsibilities for building and optimizing systems to ensure high availability and performance, with a strong emphasis on automation and DevOps practices. This position offers an exceptional salary package and a collaborative environment where technologists have a direct impact.

Benefits

Flexible working hours and options

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Engagement with exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a high-availability or low-latency environment.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Interest in DevOps practices and a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize next-generation Linux infrastructure on an HPC Cluster.
• Design a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools.

Skills

Systems engineering

Scripting and automation

DevOps practices

Python

Job description

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

Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

Bedford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

Job title: Linux Engineer

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

Experience Level: 4+ Years

Salary: Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus

Our client is seeking a highly talented Linux Engineer to join their systems team. They have an unlimited budget for infrastructure optimization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build and optimize next-generation Linux infrastructure on a HPC Cluster with over 1PB memory, 20K GPUs, and 100k CPUs
• Designing a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure
• Working within their high-performance DevOps team, including building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines
• Developing a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second, focusing on tracing and OpenTelemetry, with exploration into ML for Observability
• Automating processes using Python and configuration tools

This role offers an excellent opportunity for passionate Linux infrastructure enthusiasts to work with cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in a growing organization.

Skills/Experience required:

• Systems engineering experience in high-availability and/or low-latency environments
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet) are highly preferred
• Experience with on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure
• Interest in DevOps practices
• Willingness to learn and passion for technology

Benefits include:

• Flexible working hours and options
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology
• Technologists report directly to other technologists
• Technologists are highly valued and well-treated
• Small, impactful team in a growing company
• Engagement with exciting greenfield projects in an evolving environment