Platform Developer

Oscar; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Oscar is seeking an experienced Platform Developer to join a leading trading firm in Boston. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable platform infrastructure for advanced trading systems.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in platform engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field. The position offers a competitive salary range of $200k to $300k plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or Systems Administration.
• Strong expertise in Linux systems administration, including kernel diagnostics.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes management and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support scalable Linux-based platform infrastructure.
• Manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Develop infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible.

Skills

Linux systems administration

Kubernetes deployment

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus)

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Oscar is working with a leading trading firm that is looking for an experienced Platform Developer to join their team.

As the Platform Developer, you will be in a high-performance quantitative trading environment. In this role, you will work closely with the Quantic team to design, build, and maintain scalable platform infrastructure that powers advanced trading research and production systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support scalable Linux-based platform infrastructure
• Manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Develop infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• Monitor platform health and performance using observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
• Collaborate closely with quantitative research and engineering teams to deliver reliable infrastructure solutions
• Diagnose and resolve complex platform, compute, and data architecture issues
• Contribute to operational excellence, system reliability, and infrastructure scalability

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Systems Administration
• Strong expertise in Linux systems administration, including kernel diagnostics, LVM, hard/soft links, and containers
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes deployment, management, and troubleshooting
• Experience with Docker and/or Podman container platforms
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD preferred)
• Strong understanding of monitoring and observability tools, including Grafana and Prometheus
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with OpenShift
• Familiarity with Apache Airflow, including DAG troubleshooting and maintenance
• Exposure to HPC technologies such as Slurm, Parallel Works, OpenPBS, or Corosync/Pacemaker
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms
• Knowledge of Proxmox virtualization
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments
• Programming experience with Golang or Java/Gradle

Salary and Benefits

200k‑300k base + Benefits