Linux Engineer

Job Description

Linux Engineer - Prestigious Hedge Fund
Location: East Village / NoHo, NYC
Schedule: Onsite four days per week


A prestigious global hedge fund is seeking a Linux Engineer to join a successful and growing infrastructure team. This role will focus on architecting and implementing strategic improvements to the firm's Linux environment while maintaining high-performance, low-latency systems that support global trading operations.


The Linux Engineer will play a key role in supporting the firm's expansion, including new trading strategies, additional locations, and scalable deployment mechanisms for software teams. This individual will also ensure low-latency trading applications run reliably across a global network of co-location sites.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement enhancements to the Linux infrastructure
  
  
• Maintain and optimize low-latency trading environments
  
  
• Support global expansion across trading platforms and co-location sites
  
  
• Automate deployment and configuration management
  
  
• Collaborate with engineering teams on scalable deployment strategies

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  
  
• 5+ years of hands-on Linux administration/engineering experience
  
  
• Experience with both Debian and RHEL preferred
  
  
• Strong performance analysis and kernel tuning experience, particularly in low-latency environments
  
  
• Proficiency with Python and Ansible for automation
  
  
• Familiarity with Nix/NixOS is a plus
  
  
• Working knowledge of networking, storage, and clustering technologies
  
  
• Prior financial services or trading environment experience preferred

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