Linux Systems Engineer — Trading Infrastructure & Automation

Autonomai Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Autonomai Recruitment seeks a Linux Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate the high‑performance Linux infrastructure that underpins global trading operations. You will automate workflows, tune performance, and collaborate with software, DevOps, and trading teams to maintain reliable systems.

The role emphasizes automation‑first infrastructure, incident response, capacity planning and scalable architectures for latency‑sensitive workloads in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux systems engineering experience in high‑performing environments (trading/fintech).
• Hands‑on Linux administration, troubleshooting and production operations.
• Solid programming/scripting in Python and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimise Linux based production infrastructure supporting trading and research systems.
• Develop automation, tooling and operational workflows using Python and Bash.
• Manage Linux server environments: provisioning, configuration, patching, hardening, performance tuning.
• Support production systems: incident response, root-cause analysis and remediation.

Skills

Linux systems engineering

Python

Bash

Networking fundamentals

Observability tooling

Configuration management

Infrastructure as code

Incident response

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Job description

Autonomai Recruitment seeks a Linux Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate the high‑performance Linux infrastructure that underpins global trading operations. You will automate workflows, tune performance, and collaborate with software, DevOps, and trading teams to maintain reliable systems.

The role emphasizes automation‑first infrastructure, incident response, capacity planning and scalable architectures for latency‑sensitive workloads in a fast‑paced environment.