Site Reliability Engineer - Global Quant Hedge Fund - London (Remote)
Our client is a global quantitative and systematic hedge fund that leverages software engineering, data engineering, and financial engineering to drive innovation in crypto trading. They are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a background in crypto trading to play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of their high-frequency cryptocurrency trading systems.
In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining system health, performance monitoring, issue resolution, and process automation daily. You will be an integral part of a team dedicated to ensuring the smooth operation of mission-critical systems in a fast-paced 24/7 crypto trading environment.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in a crypto trading setting and a passion for managing high-performance systems. They should be detail-oriented, proactive in problem-solving, and thrive in the dynamic, high-pressure world of crypto trading.
Examples of projects you could be working on include performance optimisation, reliability engineering, incident management and data integrity.
Responsibilities:
* Monitor and Maintain trading system health
* Identify, triage, and resolve issues in real-time
* Develop automation scripts and tools
* Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting systems
* Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
* Optimise trading system performance through analysis and tuning
* Maintain documentation for operational procedures and system architecture
* Assist in planning and scaling trading infrastructure
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
* Experience in financial trading systems or high-frequency environments
* Strong proficiency in Python for scripting and automation
* Linux systems administration
* Network protocols and troubleshooting techniques
* Familiar with SQL/NoSQL databases and real-time data processing
* Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
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