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

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

Job summary

An elite FinTech firm in Slough is seeking a highly capable Linux Engineer with a passion for infrastructure optimization. The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology, build high-performance systems, and engage in greenfield projects. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in systems engineering and strong automation skills.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Direct reporting to technologists

Valued and well-treated tech professionals

Small team size in a growing company

Engagement in exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in systems engineering.
• Strong knowledge of high-availability and low-latency environments.
• Passion for technologies and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize next-generation Linux infrastructure.
• Develop a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second.
• Automate processes using Python and other tools.

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Strong scripting and automation skills

Interest in DevOps practices

Tools

Python

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

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

Client: Hunter Bond

Location: Slough, 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.

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 team, building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second, focusing on tracing, OpenTelemetry, and exploring ML 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/Experience:

• Systems engineering experience in high-availability and/or low-latency environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet) are highly preferred.
• Exposure to 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 directly to other technologists.
• Tech professionals are highly valued and well-treated.
• Small team size in a growing company allows for significant impact.
• Engagement in exciting greenfield projects within an evolving environment.