Linux Engineer

Job title: Linux Engineer

About the Role

DV Trading is seeking a Linux Engineer to automate and optimize our Linux server infrastructure, focusing on performance tuning, storage, and the Linux network stack. This role embraces an Agile mindset and DevOps philosophies, with a willingness to decompose and reinvent systems, processes, and tools to support a rapidly evolving trading environment.

What You'll Do

• Enhance and support configuration management code and automated processes to optimize performance

• Improve and support existing programs and processes that provision bare-metal servers, transforming them from a blank-slate to fully functioning Linux trading and development platforms

• Consistently communicate status updates, ideas, and strategies with peers and stakeholders through various channels

• Leverage data to inform strategies and decision-making with a focus on performance metrics

• Build and refine tools that ensure our systems remain high-performing and efficient, while supporting our technology evolution in a controlled manner

• Lead initiatives in performance tuning through hardware and OS optimization

• Develop and maintain tooling to automate tasks related to server provisioning and storage management

• Implement infrastructure services that adhere to infrastructure-as-code principles, ensuring seamless scalability and reliability.

• What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or a similar field of study

• 5+ years of experience in Linux engineering, debugging, administration, and OS provisioning

• Extensive experience with configuration management at scale

• Proficiency in EBPF, tcpdump, strace, nmcli, systemd, ntp/ptp, lsof, nc, nmap and NFS/S3 storage

• Proficiency with networking fundamentals including DNS, TCP/UDP/multicast

• Deep understanding of Linux and its network stack

• Solid understanding of storage systems and how they integrate with Linux

• Ability to manage and implement large-scale infrastructure projects

• You are naturally curious about hardware and software, and how these interact

• A systematic approach to problem solving

• You are able to clearly explain your thoughts through written and verbal communication, ask the right questions, and are not afraid to challenge or defend a strategy

• Deep experience in performing system performance analysis and tuning

• Experience in use of virtualization/VMWare for compute infrastructure.

• Compensation & Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options

• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance

• Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance

• Flexible vacation policy

• Retirement plan with employer match

• Paid parental leave

• Wellness Programs