Linux Hacker / Developer

Overview

In this role you will work in a technology-first, high-performance trading environment. You will combine DevOps, Linux administration and functional programming to build scalable platforms and routes to market. You will join a team of smart, teaching-minded colleagues in a calm, open culture reminiscent of top tech firms. You’ll hack, deploy, and evangelise across the application and infrastructure layers, delivering robust, open-source driven solutions. This is a hands-on role with a strong impact on scalable systems and performance.

Pay / Benefits

• highly competitive salary
• no salary cap / unlimited earning potential
• London-based role
• relaxed, open, and collaborative environment
• informal dress code
• opportunity to work with top technologists

• hands-on DevOps and system administration across Linux environments
• develop and deploy platforms and tooling to enable market access
• contribute to and evangelise open-source initiatives
• manage deployment pipelines and build processes
• work across the application and infrastructure layers
• racked servers and on-premise/infra related activities
• collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced setting

• minimum 4 years of professional opensource systems experience
• Python, Bash
• Linux proficiency; ideal Linux SE
• Git or Darcs
• build/deployment tooling (Maven, CMake, Rake)
• familiarity with virtualization (KVM, VirtualBox) and networking concepts
• knowledge of functional programming (Scala, OCaml, F#) is a plus
• experience in demanding, jack-of-all-trades environments
• hands-on mindset and problem-solving appetite

• strong problem-solving ability
• ability to work in a teaching and collaborative culture
• hands-on, curious, proactive
• Python
• Bash
• Linux