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

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elite FinTech company in Cardiff is seeking a talented Linux Engineer. The role involves building advanced Linux infrastructure and working on innovative technology projects, including cloud and DevOps applications, in a supportive team environment that values technology and expertise.

Benefits

Flexible working hours and options

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Recognition of technologists as top priority

Engagement with exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in systems engineering, preferably in high-availability environments.
• Strong scripting skills, especially in Python, for automation.
• Interest and experience in DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize Linux infrastructure on high-performance clusters.
• Develop and architect Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools.

Skills

Systems engineering

Scripting

Automation

Python

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

DevOps practices

Interest in technology

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

Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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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, 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:

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

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

Skills and experience required:

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

Benefits include:

• Flexible working hours and options
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology
• Technologists reporting to technologists
• Recognition of technologists as top priority
• Small, impactful team in a growing company
• Engagement with exciting greenfield projects in an evolving environment