Remote FinTech Systems Engineer — Infra & Automation

Databento; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

100% remote work

Job summary

Databento is hiring a systems engineer to support our data platform, spanning real-time and historical data delivery across futures, options, and equities. You will manage Linux-based infrastructure, automate deployments, and maintain large storage clusters while ensuring reliability for a global customer base.

The role is fully remote with flexible work arrangements. You should have strong Linux, scripting, and DevOps experience, plus a background in infrastructure and cloud tooling.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux knowledge.
• Systems configuration and provisioning (PXE, Puppet, and Ansible preferred; Terraform).
• Storage concepts (RAID, LVM, popular filesystems, distributed storage).
• Basic networking (OSI model, IP protocols, switching/routing).
• Ability to code in Python and write shell scripts.
• DevOps/GitOps mindset.
• Prior internship experience or 2+ years in full-time systems engineering or infrastructure roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; H-1B visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Configure systems and networks for deployment.
• Deploy bare-metal and containerized applications.
• Maintain large storage clusters.
• Instrument performance measurement and alerts.
• Improve systems automation and tooling.
• Provide on-call support.
• Coordinate bulk data delivery to customers and vendor partners.
• Occasional provisioning and data center tasks.

Skills

Linux knowledge

Python scripting

Shell scripting

DevOps mindset

GitOps mindset

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Proxmox

Ceph

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Databento is hiring a systems engineer to support our data platform, spanning real-time and historical data delivery across futures, options, and equities. You will manage Linux-based infrastructure, automate deployments, and maintain large storage clusters while ensuring reliability for a global customer base.

The role is fully remote with flexible work arrangements. You should have strong Linux, scripting, and DevOps experience, plus a background in infrastructure and cloud tooling.