Linux Engineering Manager

Janestreet; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jane Street seeks a Linux Engineer Manager to lead a growing team maintaining the platform powering production trading systems. You will start as an individual contributor, learn the environment, and grow into management, guiding both engineers and projects with a focus on collaboration and delivery.

The role emphasizes honesty, cooperation, intellectual curiosity, humility, and a quantitative approach to decision making in a fast-paced, technical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline.
• Strong communication and problem-decomposition skills.
• Proven ability to support and grow teams.
• Experience building firm-wide partnerships.
• Analytical and troubleshooting skills across technical, process and people.
• Deep knowledge of Linux and OS fundamentals.
• Proficiency with the Unix command line and shell scripting.
• Experience with modern Linux systems and systems programming concepts.
• Basic understanding of network protocols.
• Programming experience in any language.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example as a Linux Engineer Manager while guiding the team.
• Balance individual technical work with leadership responsibilities.
• Learn OCaml and understand Jane Street's tech environment.
• Develop and maintain partnerships across teams and functions.
• Coordinate long-term planning and day-to-day service delivery.
• Foster honesty, cooperation, intellectual curiosity and humility.

Skills

Clear communication

Tracks record of team growth

Partnership facilitation

Analytical troubleshooting

Linux OS fundamentals

Unix shell scripting

Modern Linux systems

Network protocol basics

Programming in any language

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or equivalent

Job description

About the Position

We are seeking a leader for our growing team of Linux Engineers.

Members of this group, managers and individual contributors alike, are hard-working Systems Engineers, Administrators, and Programmers, tasked with maintaining and improving the platform that powers Jane Street's production trading systems. (Find out more about the Linux Engineer role here).

We expect managers to come in and lead by example. As well as supporting their teams, the ideal candidate will be excited to start off as an individual contributor, establish a fundamental understanding of Jane Street's technical environment, and gradually grow into a management role.

We are looking for people who are enthusiastic about our values: honesty, cooperation, intellectual curiosity, humility, and a quantitative approach to decision making and problem solving. To succeed in this role, they should be Linux Engineers at heart who have grown into several of the following areas: people management, project and programme management, large-scale coordination and communication, partnership facilitation, short- and long-term planning, and service delivery, among others.

About You

We are looking to hire a Linux Engineer Manager with a strong technical background and solid leadership experience. Candidates are expected to lead by example, prioritising their individual technical work and their leadership responsibilities accordingly. They should have a willingness to learn OCaml, our language of choice, and meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Clear and concise communication skills, from one-on-one meetings to larger group discussions, and the ability to efficiently analyse and deconstruct problems
• Successful track record supporting individuals and helping teams thrive
• Experience building and growing firm-wide partnerships
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills at various levels (technical, process, people, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of operating system fundamentals, especially Linux
• Fluency with the Unix command line and shell scripting
• Practical experience with modern Linux systems and systems programming concepts
• Basic understanding of network protocols
• Programming experience in any language
• Fluency in English required