Application Reliability Engineer

Graviton Research Capital LLP; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A quantitative trading firm in Gurugram District is looking for a Support Engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of their databases and trading systems. You'll monitor production services, troubleshoot issues, and drive automation for operational efficiency. Ideal candidates should have a degree in a related analytical field and up to 2 years of experience in technical support, particularly with Python and Linux.

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of experience in Python and Shell/Bash scripting.
• Experience with Linux and shell tools.
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to remain calm under production pressure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production services and respond to alerts, incidents, and outages.
• Triage issues across trading support services and manage escalations.
• Identify recurring issues and build automation to reduce manual intervention.
• Improve observability by enhancing monitoring and alerting systems.

Skills

Python

Shell/Bash scripting

Linux

Database management

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Kafka

Redis

Job description

Overview

Graviton is a privately funded quantitative trading firm striving for excellence in financial markets research. We are seeking a skilled Support Engineer to be the first line of defense for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our databases, services, and trading support systems. You’ll not only monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, but also build automation, improve observability, and drive long-term stability of mission-critical systems. You’ll work closely with developers, traders, and infrastructure teams to triage issues, manage deployments, and continuously improve operational workflows.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in technical support, with a passion for problem-solving and a commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production services and respond quickly to alerts, incidents, and outages to ensure smooth operation and minimal downtime.
• Monitor trading systems and infrastructure.
• Triage issues across trading support services, databases, and infra; escalate and coordinate with the right owners, and drive root-cause analysis and ensure fixes are implemented for long-term stability.
• Serve as the first line of defense for trading operations.
• Proactively identify, address recurring issues, and build automation to reduce manual intervention.
• Improve observability by enhancing monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks and SLO/SLA metrics.

Requirements

• Possess a degree in a highly analytical field, such as Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science
• Up to 2 years of experience in Python, Shell/Bash scripting
• Experience with Linux and shell tools
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to remain calm and analytical under production pressure

Nice to have

• Familiarity with monitoring/alerting stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
• Familiarity with distributed messaging (Kafka) and caching systems (Redis)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Prior experience in a support, SRE, or production engineering role