Principal Linux Engineer - global exchange - up to $200k base salary

Saragossa; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Great benefits

Job summary

A technology company in Illinois is seeking an experienced Linux Engineer to optimize high complexity systems and manage Kubernetes in a bare metal setup. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in Linux engineering, strong skills in automation with Python, Terraform, and Ansible, and a collaborative approach to work. The role offers a starting salary between $150,000 and $200,000, with an annual bonus and excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Linux engineering with a strong understanding of high complexity systems.
• Proven experience optimizing systems for low latency performance.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on low level Linux engineering to optimize systems performance.
• Support Kubernetes management in a bare metal setup.
• Automate processes using Python, Terraform, Ansible, and CICD.

Skills

Linux engineering

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CICD

Python automation

Job description

Complex Linux systems, huge scale platforms, problem solving and latency optimization of the highest complexity.

You’ll be joining a team that’s responsible for the technical infrastructure within the business. You’ll work on low level of Linux engineering, optimizing systems to work at the best latency. There is a big push on Kubernetes here - they use a bare metal set up. You'll also get to work right across the stack using Terraform, Ansible, CICD and more. Everything here is automated in Python too.

Experience-wise, they are looking for a well rounded engineer coming with 7+ years of experience - you have debugged systems enough times to know what you are doing.

You'll join a collaborative team who are all working to the same common goal, you won't left on your own.

Starting salary will be in the range of $150,000-200,000 but this isn’t set in stone. You will also be looking at annual bonus each year plus great benefits.

Want to supercharge your Linux career and the Linux environments here? Get in touch.