SRE Developer Experience - Leading Proprietary Trading Firm:
A globally successful systematic high-frequency trading firm seeks a Software Engineer with extensive site reliability experience. The ideal candidate will deliver exceptional software development solutions to internal clients, including traders and quantitative developers. This role offers end-to-end service ownership, plays a vital role in project development and delivery, and dedicated support primarily in a cloud environment. Using technologies such as Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and languages like Python, Java, or Go, you will construct scalable and maintainable infrastructure to meet our business's demanding requirements.
You will:
- Partner with leadership, trading teams, and developers to drive engineering effectiveness across the organization
- Drive ownership of the Development Experience team services and products, including source control, build artifact repositories, static analysis tools, and software delivery systems
- Resolve complex systems issues during support rotations while building strong relationships across teams
- Manage hybrid infrastructure environments (cloud and on-premises) using infrastructure-as-code patterns to ensure reliable service scaling
- Create and maintain self-service documentation while providing tool education and demonstrations to internal end users
- Serve as a key individual contributor while effectively sharing knowledge throughout the team
You are someone who:
- Years of development experience with proficiency in at least one high-level programming language (Go, Python, or Java), and successfully launched developer productivity tools
- Expertise with configuration management tools like Ansible for repeatable infrastructure management, and deep experience in complex systems debugging and triage
- Strong knowledge of Linux system administration in both on-premises and cloud environments
- Strong experience from troubleshooting low-level OS issues to architecting robust CI artifact storage solutions
- Experience in containerized application support using Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform
- Advanced understanding of CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance
- Built and maintained high-quality solutions throughout a software- entire lifecycle
- Demonstrates exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to positively influence the organization's entire software delivery lifecycle
- Takes a direct approach, effectively balancing immediate needs with future optimization while ensuring long-term solution sustainability
- Maintains enthusiasm for Continuous Integration and Delivery
- Demonstrates intrinsic motivation, intellectual curiosity, commitment to learning, and strong collaborative abilities
This position offers an exceptional opportunity within an elite global trading firm managing $30+ billion AUM, featuring a competitive compensation package and clear career advancement pathways.