Senior Linux Systems Engineer – HPC & Distributed Infra

Oxford Knight; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Generous benefits package

Friendly, informal culture

Work with latest technologies

Job summary

Oxford Knight is a leading algorithmic trading firm seeking engineers with deep Linux expertise to join a world-class R&D team. You will work on distributed compute clusters (GPU/CPU), large-scale storage, and automation tooling in a high-impact environment.

Responsibilities span scaling HPC, building services for research and live trading, hardware/software installation, monitoring, scripting, and performance tuning. A highly rewarding culture awaits working with cutting-edge tech.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' advanced Linux systems engineering (installation, configuration, and troubleshooting).
• Strong Python (or Shell) scripting experience.
• Proficiency with configuration management tools.
• Experience with public cloud infrastructure; Terraform or similar IaC.
• Strong communication skills; able to collaborate effectively across diverse technical teams.
• GPU optimization / ML infrastructure experience is a plus.
• Kubernetes or similar container orchestration administration is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Scale HPC environment and ensure reliable operation across 24/7 cycles.
• Design and build services to improve the research environment and live trading workflows.
• Install, configure, or performance-test new hardware and software as needed.
• Monitor, script, and automate repetitive tasks; develop tooling for operational efficiency.
• Performance tuning of distributed compute clusters and storage layers.

Skills

Linux

Python

Shell scripting

Public cloud infrastructure

GPU/ML infra

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Oxford Knight is a leading algorithmic trading firm seeking engineers with deep Linux expertise to join a world-class R&D team. You will work on distributed compute clusters (GPU/CPU), large-scale storage, and automation tooling in a high-impact environment.

Responsibilities span scaling HPC, building services for research and live trading, hardware/software installation, monitoring, scripting, and performance tuning. A highly rewarding culture awaits working with cutting-edge tech.