Production Reliability Engineer (Python/Go)

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Parental leave

Group life assurance

Parking/Cycle schemes

Job summary

Oxford Knight seeks an experienced Production Reliability Developer for their London office. You will support production trading environments across European hours, assist with US trading startup, and partner with developers to design scalable features and tools.

Strong Python/Go, Linux, and networking skills are essential; C++ and FIX knowledge are a bonus. Competitive base salary + bonus, and a substantial benefits package including private medical, parental leave, and life assurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience supporting a production trading environment.
• Experience supporting trading counterparties.
• Strong skills in Python / Go as well as shell scripting.
• Experience with devops/CICD tools, e.g. Jenkins, ansible, git
• Advanced Linux and network troubleshooting skills (TCP/IP and multicast).
• Bonus points for: some C++ experience; REST/gRPC familiarity; FIX protocol knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for direct trading environments during European hours.
• Support daily startup of the US trading environment.
• Collaborate with developers to design and implement new features.
• Build tools to scale and understand the trading system.

Skills

Python

Go

Shell scripting

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Linux troubleshooting

TCP/IP

Multicast

C++

REST/gRPC

FIX protocol

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Job description

Leading HFT fund looking for an experienced Production Reliability Developer to join their London office.

This is a high impact role where you will be responsible for the technical support of the direct trading environments during European hours, including daily start-up of the US trading environment. You’ll provide technical knowledge to the business development process for identifying new direct trading opportunities, work with developers to design and implement new features, and build new tools to scale and understand the trading system.

Technology is prized by the traders as crucial to their continued success. Unique in their field, this global firm combines the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years’ experience supporting a production trading environment
• Experience supporting trading counterparties
• Strong skills in Python / Go as well as shell scripting
• Experience with devops/CICD tools, e.g. Jenkins, ansible, git
• Advanced Linux and network troubleshooting skills (TCP/IP and multicast)
• Bonus points for: some C++ experience; REST/gRPC familiarity; FIX protocol knowledge

NB: Please don’t apply if you’re a fresh graduate.

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Production Reliability Engineer (Python/Go) London