Network Automation Engineer (Contract)

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Lunch via Just Eat

Barista bar

Casual dress code

Monthly company events

Job summary

G-Research, headquartered in London, builds a world-class platform to accelerate research through scalable systems and AI-driven workflows. As part of the Custom I/O team you’ll design and implement a distributed storage platform in Rust, enabling researchers to scale data workloads and access patterns.

You’ll work with researchers and engineers, shape architecture, run in Kubernetes, and integrate streaming tech like Kafka to deliver high-performance data infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience developing production systems in Rust.
• Solid grounding in distributed systems and trade-offs.
• Experience building systems that handle large volumes of data reliably.
• Familiarity with Kafka is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing core components of a distributed storage platform in Rust.
• Building scalable, resilient and performant systems for large data workloads.
• Collaborating with researchers and engineers to understand data access requirements.
• Contributing to architectural decisions across distributed systems and data management.
• Developing and optimising services that run in Kubernetes environments.
• Integrating event-driven and streaming technologies, including Kafka, into the wider platform.
• Promoting engineering best practice, code quality and thorough testing.

Skills

Rust production

Distributed systems

Data-intensive systems

Collaboration/communication

Testing & quality

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

The Custom I/O team builds the storage technology that sits underneath much of our research. We are developing a new distributed storage platform, written in Rust, to give us greater scalability, performance and operational control.

You will work closely with researchers and other engineers to understand how data is stored and accessed, and help shape the design of a platform that many teams depend on. AI is part of how every team here works, accelerating thinking and delivering impact. All colleagues are expected to bring AI into their daily workflows.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Designing and developing core components of a distributed storage platform in Rust
• Building scalable, resilient and performant systems for large data workloads
• Collaborating with researchers and engineers to understand data access requirements
• Contributing to architectural decisions across distributed systems and data management
• Developing and optimising services that run in Kubernetes environments
• Integrating event-driven and streaming technologies, including Kafka, into the wider platform
• Promoting engineering best practice, code quality and thorough testing

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Commercial experience developing production systems in Rust
• A solid grounding in distributed systems and the trade-offs involved in designing them
• Experience building systems that handle large volumes of data reliably
• Experience with Kubernetes is beneficial
• Familiarity with event-driven or streaming technologies such as Kafka is desirable
• A collaborative approach and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly to colleagues
• A commitment to testing, code quality and operational excellence

Why join us?

• Highly competitive compensation
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
• Monthly company events