Platform Engineer

SQUAREPOINT SERVICES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Squarepoint Services Singapore PTE. LTD. seeks an Ultra Low Latency Platform Engineer to deliver solutions across its COLO estate of 400+ servers globally.

You will manage Linux-based systems, automate workflows, ensure security, and handle capacity planning while collaborating with SRE, Network, and Development teams. Responsibilities include incident response, root cause analysis, and building self-healing systems to reduce toil.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky) in large/complex environments.
• Server management with HP, SuperMicro, Dell hardware.
• Experience with low-latency network interfaces and kernel bypass (Solarflare onload, Mellanox VMA).
• Experience with Chef or Ansible for build/configuration management.
• Observability proficiency with Grafana and Prometheus.
• Proficient in scripting: Python, Ruby, Bash.
• Strong network stack knowledge: TCP/UDP, NTP, PTP, Wireshark.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Organized, proactive, ownership mindset.
• Understanding of trading venues e.g. Nasdaq, LSE, Euronext.
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage Linux-based infrastructure at scale with automation and monitoring.
• Enforce CI/CD and configuration management standards.
• Operate distributed compute and multi-petabyte storage systems.
• Install and maintain Linux (RHEL-based) systems.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues across the stack.
• Develop self-healing systems and automated recovery workflows.
• Respond to incidents and participate in on-call rotations.
• Perform root cause analyses of incidents and outages.
• Reduce operational toil with automated workflows.
• Collaborate with business units to re-prioritize work and meet objectives.

Skills

Linux administration

SRE practices

Automation scripting

Monitoring and observability

Incident response

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Chef

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

Wireshark

Job description

Position Overview:

Squarepoint is looking for a talented and highly motivated Ultra Low Latency Platform Engineer to provide solutions acrossSquarepoint’sglobalcolocation(COLOs) estate consisting of 400+ servers across30globalsites. The candidate willbe responsible forproject delivery, support escalations, monitoring, automation, security, documentation, and capacity management forSquarepoint’slow latency infrastructure. This will involve collaborating with our business partners, application owners, clients, vendors, and internal teams (SRE, Network, Application Support and Application Development, Quants, etc.) to deliverend to endsolutionsin a timely manner.

• Manage systems efficiently at scale through standardization, automation, testing, and in-depth monitoring
• Enforce development standards for source control, testing, and continuous integration for infrastructure, OS, patches, and configuration management
• Manage a distributed compute environment and multiple petabyte-scale storage systems
• Install, manage, and monitor the Linux operating system (RHEL based)
• Troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues throughout the Squarepoint technology stack
• Create self-healing systems and automated recovery processes
• Respond to system incidents and participate in on-call rotations
• Conduct root cause analysis of incidents and outages
• Reduce operational toil through the development of user-driven automated workflows
• Work with business owners to regularly re-prioritize the book of work, while delivering both tactical and long-term objectives

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experienceworking with Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky preferred) in a large complex or niche environment with the following areas of focus: operations, systems engineering and systems performance.
• Server Management and Support: HP, SuperMicro, Dell, various overclock servers.
• Experience with Low latency network interfaces and kernel bypass (configuration and optimization): Solarflare with onload, Mellanox with VMA.
• Experience with build and configuration management tools, specifically Chef or Ansible.
• Experience with observability tools, specifically Grafana and Prometheus.
• Highly motivated and a keen eye for scripting and automation in Python, Ruby, and Bash.
• In depth knowledge of server network stack configuration, tuning and troubleshooting including TCP, UDP(unicast/multicast), NTP, PTP, wireshark/tshark
• Strong communication: verbal and written.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to tackle troubleshooting the unknown, glitches and the obscure.
• Well-organized, proactive, resourceful, able to handle a fast-paced environment, question the status quo, accountable and possesses an ownership mindset.
• Good understanding of trading venues such as Nasdaq, LSE, Euronext etc.
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related experience.