Senior Linux Engineer

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

DRW, a diversified trading firm headquartered in Chicago, seeks a Senior Linux Engineer to join the Linux Engineering Team. You will help build a scalable, low-latency Linux environment that supports trading desks, developers, and internal users, with a strong emphasis on automation and reliability.

Ideal candidates have extensive Linux experience in large-scale HA environments (10,000+ servers), proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet), and solid knowledge of Red

Qualifications

• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Scripting/automation with Bash and Python; other high-level languages OK.
• Extensive Linux support in a large (10,000+ server) high-availability environment.
• Strong knowledge of Red Hat and Debian-based platforms.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, VMware, and OpenStack; high-performance networking concepts.
• Ability to tune and debug Linux systems for low-latency trading workloads.
• Solid understanding of IP networking, routing, and multicast.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a global Linux engineering team to coordinate work and on-call schedules.
• Serve as liaison between Linux team and trading desks and internal teams.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain Linux environments in a declarative, repeatable manner.
• Monitor health and troubleshoot day-to-day issues across the Linux stack.
• Package applications and maintain software repositories.
• Automate repetitive system administration tasks.
• Evaluate new hardware and software technologies or solutions.

Skills

Bash

Python

Automation scripting

Linux engineering (10,000+ servers)

Networking (IP, DNS, DHCP)

Red Hat & Debian proficiency

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Kubernetes

VMware

OpenStack

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

DRW is actively seeking a Senior Linux Engineer for our Linux Engineering Team.

The Linux Engineering Team is responsible for providing a highly performant, scalable, and stable infrastructure that enables trading desks, developers, and our internal customers to run their applications as efficiently and deterministically as possible. Our team takes pride in leaving our environment cleaner than we found it and ensuring our users have a consistent experience.

We don’t just churn through tickets; we actively engage with our users and seek to understand what they need from their Linux environment. We need internally motivated people who take ownership of issues and projects, and consistently follow through. If you have a strong belief in automation, consistency, scalability, and simple design, you’ll be right at home.

What you’ll be working on:

• Collaborating with a global Linux Engineering team for coordinating work, engineering projects, changes, and on-call schedules
• Serving as a liaison between the Linux Engineering team and various trading desks and teams
• Configuring, deploying and maintaining DRW’s Linux environments in a declarative and repeatable manner
• Actively monitoring the health of our entire Linux server environment; performing day to day troubleshooting
• Application packaging and maintenance of software repositories
• Automating repetitive system administration tasks
• Evaluating and recommending new hardware and software technologies or solutions

You will be an ideal member of the team if you have:

• Experience working with configuration management tools, ideally Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Scripting and automation experience with one or more of the following: Bash, Python, or another high-level programming language
• Extensive Linux support and engineering experience in a large (10,000+ server) high availability environment
• Strong knowledge of Red Hat-based and Debian-based platforms (CentOS, Rocky, Alma, Oracle, Ubuntu)
• Solid understanding of protocols such as Kerberos, DNS, and DHCP, and applications like Kubernetes, VMware, and Openstack.
• Previous experience tuning and debugging Linux systems for high performance, low latency trading applications
• A firm understanding of IP networking, routing, and multicast traffic

The annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $250,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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