Devops Engineer Bangalore

Alpha Grep; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGrep in Bengaluru, India, seeks a hands-on Production Engineer to ensure the stability of its trading infrastructure. The role focuses on monitoring production trading applications and supporting the environment to maximize performance and reliability.

The candidate will work in a fast-paced financial tech setting, devote attention to Linux internals and Python scripting to build scalable monitoring and alerting solutions, and participate in rotating shifts with the team.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of hands-on experience in production environments.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive with a strong sense of ownership and drive.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support production trading applications and infrastructure.
• Contribute to performance, reliability and troubleshooting improvements.

Skills

Linux systems

Python scripting

System monitoring

Production support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related field

Tools

Linux tooling

Monitoring tools

Automation scripts

Job description

AlphaGrep is a quantitative trading and investment firm founded in 2010. We are one of the largest firms by trading volume on Indian exchanges and have significant market share on several large global exchanges as well. We use a disciplined and systematic quantitative approach to identify factors that consistently generate alpha.

These factors are then coupled with our proprietary ultra-low latency trading systems and robust risk management to develop trading strategies across asset classes (equities, commodities, currencies, fixed income) that trade on global exchanges.

We are seeking bright and resourceful individuals for one of our Trading Teams based out of our Bangalore office. The individual will be responsible for the day-to-day operational support and stability of our infrastructure.

Responsibilities

The role focuses on monitoring and support for our production trading applications and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong hands-on experience in system monitoring and production engineering support, with a focus on performance, reliability, and troubleshooting.

Have in-depth knowledge of Linux internals and proficiency in Python scripting/automation to build scalable monitoring and alerting solutions.

He/she will be required to participate in the operational shift cycle along with other members of the team.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of strong hands-on experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar
• The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• A passion for new technologies and ideas
• Be proactive and plan for situations instead of reacting to them
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive
• Prior knowledge or experience of financial trading will be a plus

Why You Should Join Us

• Great People. We’re curious engineers, mathematicians, statisticians and like to have fun while achieving our goals
• Transparent Structure. Our employees know that we value their ideas and contributions
• Relaxed Environment. We have a flat organizational structure with frequent activities for all employees such as yearly offsites, happy hours, corporate sports teams, etc.
• Health & Wellness Programs. We believe that a balanced employee is more productive. A stocked kitchen, gym membership and generous vacation package are just some of the perks that we offer our employees