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

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

Job summary

A leading elite FinTech firm in South West London is seeking a passionate Linux Engineer to join their team. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology, including AI and automation tools, in a flexible, dynamic environment. Ideal candidates should possess strong automation skills and a keen interest in DevOps practices, contributing to innovative projects within a supportive and impactful team.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options

Work with industry-leading technology

Highly valued professionals

Small, impactful team

Exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Linux systems engineering.
• Proficient in Python and automation tools like Ansible, Chef.
• Exposure to on-premise Bare Metal infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize Linux infrastructure on an HPC Cluster.
• Architect on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Develop an observability platform handling over 6 million requests/sec.

Skills

Scripting/automation skills

Interest in DevOps

Systems engineering in high-availability environments

Job description

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

Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

South West London, 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, 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.

You'll likely work on the following but spend most of your time in one main area:

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

This is 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:

• Systems engineering experience in high-availability and/or low-latency environments
• Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet) preferred
• Exposure to on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure
• Interest in DevOps
• Applicants passionate about technology and eager to learn are encouraged to apply!

Selling Points:

• Flexible hours and work options
• Work with industry-leading technology
• Technologists report to technologists
• Tech professionals are highly valued and well-treated
• Small, impactful team in a growing company
• Exciting greenfield projects in a dynamic environment