Site Reliability Engineer (Python)

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Fintal Partners in Chicago, IL is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to support and optimize the infrastructure powering its low-latency trading platforms. You will build, automate, and maintain Linux production environments for reliability and peak performance.

You will develop automation tools in Python, monitor and troubleshoot production issues, and collaborate with developers on deployment, observability, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Excellent Python programming skills focused on automation.
• Solid networking fundamentals and troubleshooting abilities.
• Experience with high-availability, distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Build, automate, and maintain highly available Linux-based production environments.
• Develop automation tools and operational workflows using Python.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues across mission-critical trading infrastructure.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance through automation.
• Work closely with developers on deployment, observability, and incident response.
• Support networking infrastructure, including DNS, latency, and connectivity issues.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for production support.

Skills

Python automation

Networking fundamentals

Troubleshooting under pressure

Observability tools

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

We're partnering with a leading proprietary trading firm that's looking to hire a Site Reliability Engineer to support and optimize the infrastructure powering its low-latency trading platforms. This is an opportunity to work in an environment where reliability, automation, and performance are mission-critical, collaborating closely with software engineers, traders, and infrastructure teams to keep production systems running at peak efficiency.

What You'll Do

• Build, automate, and maintain highly available Linux-based production environments.
• Develop automation tools and operational workflows using Python.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues across mission-critical trading infrastructure.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance through automation and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with developers to enhance deployment processes, observability, and incident response.
• Support networking infrastructure, including troubleshooting connectivity, routing, DNS, and latency-related issues.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for production support.

What We're Looking For

• Excellent Python programming skills with a focus on automation and tooling.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting high-availability, distributed systems in a production environment.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in financial services or trading environments is advantageous but not required.

Why Join?

• Work on some of the most performance-sensitive infrastructure in the industry.
• Collaborate with world-class engineers solving complex technical challenges.
• Competitive compensation, annual bonus, and outstanding benefits.
• Significant opportunities for career progression and technical ownership.
• Modern technology stack with a strong engineering-first culture.