Infrastructure, Platform & Systems Engineers (High-Performance & Distributed Systems)
$200kAgile Staffing Inc
Infrastructure, Platform & Systems Engineers (High-Performance & Distributed Systems)
Location: New York / London / U.S.
Compensation: ~$200K – $1M+ depending on level
Overview
These roles focus on building the backbone of high-performance systems—the infrastructure that powers trading platforms, large-scale compute, and real-time decision systems. If you like being close to the metal… this is it.
What You'll Work On
- Designing and optimizing distributed systems and infrastructure
- Working on low-latency, high-throughput environments
- Building and maintaining Linux-based systems and cloud/on-prem infra
- Improving system performance across compute, networking, and storage
- Developing tooling for monitoring, reliability, and automation
- Supporting large-scale research, trading, and data platforms
Role Variations
- Platform / Infrastructure Engineers (distributed systems, performance)
- Site Reliability Engineers (SRE) (scalability, observability, uptime)
- Systems Engineers (Linux / HPC / Networking)
- Data & Market Infrastructure Leads (data pipelines, vendor systems)
What We're Looking For
- Strong background in systems engineering or infrastructure
- Experience with Linux, distributed systems, or cloud platforms
- Programming in Python, Go, Rust, or C++
- Understanding of networking, storage, and system performance
- Experience with production systems at scale
- Bonus: low-latency or high-performance computing experience
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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