Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer | Trading & Research Infrastructure

Location: New York, NY

About the opportunity

I'm representing a well-established quantitative trading firm with a strong multi-decade track record, looking to add a Platform Engineer to one of their specialist platform teams. This is a firm that prioritises the quality of its work over its scale, and where engineers have genuine visibility into the impact of what they build.

Platform teams are small, flat groups of experts working at the intersection of engineering and operations, partnering closely with research and trading colleagues to take ideas from inception to production. If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure problems in a collaborative, low-ego environment, this is a role worth considering.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and deliver scalable, high-performance systems spanning both engineering and operational responsibilities
• Build and own automation across CI/CD pipelines, production metrics, and platform infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to understand stakeholder needs and deliver reliable, efficient systems
• Manage capacity and drive benchmark optimization for workloads critical to research and trading
• Contribute to the day-to-day support of mission-critical platform systems, keeping them stable through quality work and automation

What you'll bring

• Experience in systems programming and/or software engineering
• Practical background supporting, debugging, and improving production systems and services
• Solid Linux and open source software experience
• Familiarity with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code frameworks
• Production experience with a public cloud provider, AWS preferred
• At least one area of specialist platform knowledge across: HPC, Trading, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Linux, Cloud Infrastructure, or Networking
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Applied Sciences, or equivalent professional experience

How to apply

Even if you don't feel you're a perfect match on every point, I'd still encourage you to apply. Reach out to me directly or apply through this posting and I'll be in touch.

Please note this role is open to US citizens and permanent residents only. Unfortunately visa sponsorship is not available at this time.