Ultra-low-latency Platform Engineer

6 days ago


Singapore Oxford Knight Full time

Ultra-Low-Latency Platform Engineer (Colocation) - London / Singapore

**Salary**: Competitive

Our client is a leading quant and systematic hedge fund, leveraging a deep knowledge of trading, technology and operations to deliver high-quality, uncorrelated returns. Seeking a Linux Platform Engineer with a background in ultra low latency systems to join their team in London or Singapore.

This is a technology and data-driven firm, offering excellent opportunities for career growth. You'll be expected to be well-organized, proactive, resourceful; able to handle a fast-paced, dynamic environment, question the status quo; be accountable and possess an ownership mindset.

**Requirements**:

- 5+ years' experience working with Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky preferred) in a large environment focused on operations, systems engineering and systems performance
- Experience in server management and support: HP, SuperMicro, Dell, various overclock servers
- Proficiency with low latency network interfaces and kernel bypass (configuration and optimization): Solarflare with onload, Mellanox with VMA
- In-depth knowledge of server network stack configuration, tuning & troubleshooting including TCP, UDP (unicast/multicast), NTP, PTP, wireshark/tshark
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or related)
- Excellent critical and analytical problem-solving skills

**Nice to have**
- Good knowledge of system hardware/OS tuning and performance troubleshooting, understanding of CPU architectures
- Experience with build and configuration management tools, specifically Chef or Ansible
- Experience with observability tools, in particular Grafana & Prometheus
- Experience with scripting & automation (Python, Ruby, Bash)

**Benefits**
- Great opportunity to be part of a tech-driven environment with close collaboration between desks
- Market-leading compensation + generous benefits
- Relaxed, friendly culture, with a regular socials
- Hybrid working flexibility

**Contact**
If you think you are a strong match for this role, please don't hesitate to get in touch

**Kishan Patel**
+44 (0)20 3137 9572

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