Ultra-Low-Latency Platform Engineer (Colocation) – London / Singapore

Oxford Knight; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quant hedge fund in Singapore seeks a Linux Platform Engineer to provide low-latency infrastructure solutions across 400+ servers. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience with Linux, strong problem-solving skills, and knowledge of low-latency network interfaces. The firm offers competitive compensation, generous benefits, and a hybrid working model in a technology-driven culture.

Benefits

Market-leading compensation

Generous benefits

Relaxed, friendly culture

Hybrid working flexibility

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience working with Linux in a large environment focused on operations.
• Proficiency with low latency network interfaces and kernel bypass.
• In-depth knowledge of server network stack configuration and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Provide low-latency infrastructure solutions across 400+ servers.
• Collaborate with various teams to deliver systems based on Linux.
• Automate routine tasks and promote Infrastructure as Code practices.

Skills

Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Rocky)

Server management and support

Low latency network interfaces

TCP, UDP configuration

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Chef

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

Python

Ruby

Bash

Job description

Salary : Competitive

Our client is a leading quant and systematic hedge fund, leveraging a deep knowledge of trading, technology and operations to deliver high-quality, uncorrelated returns. Seeking a Linux Platform Engineer with a background in ultra low latency systems to join their team in London or Singapore.

In this role, you will provide low-latency infrastructure solutions consistently across 400+ servers at 22+ global sites. Your responsibilities will cover project delivery, support escalations, monitoring, automation, security, documentation and capacity management. This will involve collaborating with business partners, application owners, clients, vendors and internal teams to deliver systems, based on Linux (CentOS and Rocky) in response to requirements and day-to-day requests. You’ll also take the initiative where possible to automate routine tasks and promote the practice of Infrastructure as Code.

This is a technology and data-driven firm, offering excellent opportunities for career growth. You’ll be expected to be well-organized, proactive, resourceful; able to handle a fast-paced, dynamic environment, question the status quo; be accountable and possess an ownership mindset.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience working with Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Rocky preferred) in a large environment focused on operations, systems engineering and systems performance
• Experience in server management and support : HP, SuperMicro, Dell, various overclock servers
• Proficiency with low latency network interfaces and kernel bypass (configuration and optimization) : Solarflare with onload, Mellanox with VMA
• In-depth knowledge of server network stack configuration, tuning & troubleshooting including TCP, UDP (unicast / multicast), NTP, PTP, wireshark / tshark
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or related)
• Excellent critical and analytical problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Good knowledge of system hardware / OS tuning and performance troubleshooting, understanding of CPU architectures
• Experience with build and configuration management tools, specifically Chef or Ansible
• Experience with observability tools, in particular Grafana & Prometheus
• Experience with scripting & automation (Python, Ruby, Bash)

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a tech-driven environment with close collaboration between desks
• Market-leading compensation + generous benefits
• Relaxed, friendly culture, with a regular socials
• Hybrid working flexibility

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