About the Role
About The Company
Our client is an early-stage quantitative trading and AI company building real-time intelligence systems for global financial markets. Combining machine learning, high-performance computing and systematic trading, they're assembling a world-class engineering team to build the next generation of market infrastructure.
The Role
As a founding Platform Engineer, you'll build and own the infrastructure powering live trading, research and machine learning. Working closely with founders, traders and researchers, you'll design scalable, reliable systems that give the firm a technological edge.
Requirements
- Strong Linux and AWS experience.
- Excellent programming skills in Python (Go, Rust, C++ or Java beneficial).
- Experience building and operating production infrastructure.
- Knowledge of Terraform, CI/CD and observability tooling.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, ClickHouse or similar technologies.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting trading, quantitative research or low-latency systems.
- Strong understanding of security, reliability and distributed systems.
- Background in high-performance engineering or financial markets.
Why Join?
- Founding-level ownership with meaningful equity.
- Build infrastructure that directly impacts live trading.
- Work alongside exceptional engineers, traders and researchers.
- High autonomy, technical ownership and the opportunity to shape the firm's engineering culture.
Requirements
Linux and AWS
Strong experience with Linux and AWS is essential.
Programming Skills
Excellent programming skills in Python are required, with knowledge of Go, Rust, C++ or Java being beneficial.
Production Infrastructure
Experience in building and operating production infrastructure is necessary.
Terraform and CI/CD
Knowledge of Terraform, CI/CD, and observability tooling is required.
Database Technologies
Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, ClickHouse or similar technologies is important.
Nice to Have
Experience supporting trading, quantitative research or low-latency systems is a plus.
A strong understanding of security, reliability and distributed systems is beneficial.
A background in high-performance engineering or financial markets is advantageous.
Benefits
Equity
Founding-level ownership with meaningful equity is offered.
Impactful Work
You will build infrastructure that directly impacts live trading.
Exceptional Team
Work alongside exceptional engineers, traders and researchers.
Autonomy
Enjoy high autonomy and technical ownership in your role.