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Platform Engineer

London, England, GBFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build and maintain a modern cloud and platform ecosystem for a hedge fund's investment teams, enabling Portfolio Managers, Quant Researchers, and Analysts to operate efficiently.

Role type

Senior Platform Engineer (Infrastructure & Cloud)

Builds

Cloud-native investment platforms on AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform

Domain

Financial Services / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Linux administration, Python scripting, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD tooling, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis

Preferred skills

Kafka, RabbitMQ, distributed systems, observability (Prometheus, Grafana), Hedge fund experience

Technologies

AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Airflow, Python, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Prometheus, Grafana

Responsibilities

Provide high-touch technical support and enablement to investment teams, troubleshoot complex production issues, drive platform adoption through training and documentation, automate operational processes, lead incident resolution, and partner with engineering teams to enhance reliability.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC