Trading Systems Engineer

Flow Traders

Chicago, United States
Base: $190,000 to $235,000; bonus/equity: annual d...
On-site
Gcp gke platform expertise
Terraform infrastructure as code
Linux performance tuning
This role serves as the US-based subject matter expert for the GCP platform with a strong focus on GKE workloads

Job Summary

  • This role serves as the US-based subject matter expert for the GCP platform with a strong focus on GKE workloads.
  • The engineer will leverage automation and IaC to manage complex Linux and Kubernetes environments spanning bare-metal and cloud-native systems.
  • Candidates must have 7–10+ years of experience operating complex production environments while acting as a senior escalation point for critical incidents.

Matching Summary

This role serves as the US-based subject matter expert for the GCP platform with a strong focus on GKE workloads.

Salary

Base: $190,000 to $235,000; Bonus/Equity: Annual discretionary variable remuneration; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • GCP GKE platform expertise
  • Terraform infrastructure as code
  • Linux performance tuning
  • Python and Bash scripting
  • Kubernetes cluster operations

Nice-to-have

  • AI-assisted engineering tools
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Regional technical leadership
  • Kafka streaming technologies
  • Self-healing monitoring systems

Key Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of production environment experience
  • Deep Cloud experience preferably within GKE
  • Strong Terraform expertise for provisioning
  • Solid Linux fundamentals including networking
  • Experience with Kafka or similar streaming technologies

Work Rights

Not specified

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