Senior Distributed Compute Platform Lead

P2P; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in London is seeking a Distributed Compute Technical Lead to shape the evolution of distributed computing platforms. You will be responsible for architecting solutions for trading, research, and analytics, driving modernization initiatives, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience in distributed systems and strong programming skills in Python or C++. This role offers opportunities in a dynamic environment focused on innovation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of combined experience in architecting and operating distributed or high-performance computing systems at scale.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages, focused on building APIs or libraries.
• Proven ability to enhance developer experience and usability for complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve distributed compute platforms for trading, research, and analytics.
• Develop abstractions, APIs, and developer libraries to simplify job orchestration.
• Collaborate with engineers to optimize scheduler configurations and cluster performance.

Skills

Python

C++

API development

Distributed computing systems

Workload schedulers

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Slurm

LSF

HTCondor

Job description

A leading trading firm in London is seeking a Distributed Compute Technical Lead to shape the evolution of distributed computing platforms. You will be responsible for architecting solutions for trading, research, and analytics, driving modernization initiatives, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience in distributed systems and strong programming skills in Python or C++. This role offers opportunities in a dynamic environment focused on innovation.