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

JR United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An elite FinTech firm in Reading seeks a passionate Linux Engineer to optimize their high-performance systems. With an unlimited budget for infrastructure and a focus on DevOps practices, this role offers significant impact through cutting-edge technology and exciting greenfield projects. Strong automation and scripting skills are essential.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Highly valued tech professionals

Exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in systems engineering.
• Strong skills in Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet.
• Experience with on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize next-generation Linux infrastructure.
• Architect a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Work on CI/CD pipelines and develop observability platform.

Skills

Scripting

Automation

Systems Engineering

DevOps

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

Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

Reading, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

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

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 high-performance DevOps, including building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines
• Develop a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second, focusing on tracing and OpenTelemetry, and exploring ML applications for Observability
• Automate 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 and Experience:

• 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
• Passionate tech enthusiasts willing to learn are encouraged to apply

Benefits:

• Flexible hours and work options
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology
• Technologists report to other technologists
• Tech professionals are highly valued and well-treated
• Small, growing team with opportunities to make a significant impact
• Exciting greenfield projects in an evolving environment