Senior Linux Engineer - Low-Latency Trading (Chicago)

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Illinois; On-site; USD 202,500 - 247,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Leading benefits package

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer in Chicago to join their high-performance engineering team. The role involves managing and optimising a large-scale Linux infrastructure critical for latency-sensitive trading and research systems. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting performance issues, building automation tools (Python/Bash), and enhancing configuration management processes. They offer a competitive salary of up to $225,000, along with annual bonuses and a leading benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux systems engineering experience at scale (ideally bare-metal).
• Proven background in low-latency trading environments.
• Solid scripting/automation skills, preferably in Python.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise large-scale Linux infrastructure across global environments.
• Troubleshoot complex performance and system-level issues in production.
• Build and improve automation tooling using Python or Bash.

Skills

Linux systems engineering

Scripting/automation skills (Python preferred)

Troubleshooting systems and networking

Configuration management (Puppet, Ansible)

CI/CD, Git, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes)

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer in Chicago to join their high-performance engineering team. The role involves managing and optimising a large-scale Linux infrastructure critical for latency-sensitive trading and research systems. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting performance issues, building automation tools (Python/Bash), and enhancing configuration management processes. They offer a competitive salary of up to $225,000, along with annual bonuses and a leading benefits package.