Low-Latency Linux Platform Engineer

Gotham Technology Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Gotham Technology Group in New York seeks a senior Linux Platform Engineer to engineer, automate, and operate the firm's Linux fleet across data centers and cloud regions.

You will tune kernel and system performance for latency-sensitive workloads, implement infrastructure as code with Python and Ansible, and drive reliability and observability. This role requires collaboration with security, DevOps, and development teams and includes on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in systems or platform engineering with a focus on Linux infrastructure.
• Advanced experience with Linux kernel internals (core pinning, shielding, bypass, network stack tuning).
• Experience with both RHEL and Ubuntu.
• Automation of deployment, configuration, patching, and monitoring with Python and modern config-management approaches (Ansible, etc.).
• Experience defining Linux security baselines and hardening standards (CIS, STIGs).
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, automate, and operate the firm's Linux fleet across private data centers and cloud regions.
• Perform kernel- and system-level performance tuning for latency-sensitive systems.
• Build and maintain deployment, configuration, patching, and monitoring automation in Python and configuration management.
• Own Linux platform surface across RHEL and Ubuntu from provisioning to lifecycle management.
• Define and enforce Linux security baselines and hardening standards.
• Contribute to OS-platform strategy and align decisions across platforms.
• Partner with Data Center & Fleet Infrastructure and Developer Tools & Infra for integration.
• Provide production support including on-call rotations and drive reliability improvements.
• Mentor engineers on Linux internals, performance, and automation.

Skills

Linux kernel

Python automation

Ansible

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Ubuntu

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI tooling

Job description

Gotham Technology Group in New York seeks a senior Linux Platform Engineer to engineer, automate, and operate the firm's Linux fleet across data centers and cloud regions.

You will tune kernel and system performance for latency-sensitive workloads, implement infrastructure as code with Python and Ansible, and drive reliability and observability. This role requires collaboration with security, DevOps, and development teams and includes on-call responsibilities.