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

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

Job summary

An elite FinTech firm in Watford seeks a talented Linux Engineer to enhance their infrastructure. With an unlimited budget, you'll work on high-performance systems and greenfield projects, utilizing cutting-edge technology in a supportive team environment. This role is a perfect fit for those passionate about technology and infrastructure optimization.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Small, impactful team

Qualifications

• Experience in high-availability and low-latency environments.
• 4+ years of experience required.
• Strong scripting skills using tools like Python and Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize next-generation Linux infrastructure.
• Develop a new observability platform handling millions of requests.
• Automate processes using Python.

Skills

Systems engineering

Scripting and automation

Interest in DevOps practices

Passion for technology

Tools

Python

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

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

Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

Watford, Hertfordshire, 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 looking for a highly talented Linux Engineer to work in one of their systems teams. They have an unlimited budget for optimizing their infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Build and optimize 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, and exploring ML for Observability
• Automating 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 and automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience with on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure
• Interest in DevOps practices
• Willingness to learn and passion for technology

Selling points:

• Flexible working hours and options
• Opportunity to 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