Senior Lead Software Engineer - Linux Platform
Core
Design, build, and run high-performance Linux platforms for low-latency electronic trading from the hardware and kernel layer upward.
Role type
Senior Lead Software Engineer (Linux Platform)
Builds
High-performance Linux platforms, immutable infrastructure, containerization, and automated provisioning pipelines for electronic trading.
Domain
Financial Services / Low-latency Electronic Trading / Linux Systems Engineering
Required skills
Linux internals and performance tuning, kernel-bypass networking (Solarflare Onload), CI/CD and IaC (Terraform), container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), Python/Go/Bash, IPv4 networking, Agentic AI tools and governance, cross-functional team leadership.
Preferred skills
Server hardware selection and BIOS/firmware tuning, observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), cryptography, market-data messaging technologies, PostgreSQL.
Technologies
Solarflare Onload, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Go, Bash, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, PostgreSQL
Responsibilities
Architect new system designs and modern deployment models; perform deep performance engineering and latency optimization; write production-quality code and automation; drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices; interface with hardware and software vendors; mentor SREs and peer engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
