Systems Engineer

Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working collaboratively with researchers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.

The Role: We are seeking an exceptionally talented engineer to join our Linux infrastructure team. As a member of the team, you will collaborate closely with application developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Effective communication with a distributed team to handle requests and incidents from high-profile clients is essential. Additionally, you will participate in the development and maintenance of the team’s configuration management system.  Knowledge of Linux kernel internals, networking, and performance tuning is a crucial requirement.

What You'll Do:

• Support and maintain the firm’s Linux platform as part of a globally distributed engineering team.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of task and mission ownership, acting as a liaison between regions.
• Troubleshoot issues such as packet loss, storage and network latency, and instability.
• Proactively understand internal clients’ needs and effectively communicate them to leadership both regionally and globally.
• Identify risks, develop contingency plans, and implement them.
• Monitor the performance and health of critical computing environments.
• Drive or assist in fixing advanced system and network issues involving Linux, complex routing, switching schemes, and network protocols, across various platforms (e.g., Slurm, Kubernetes, Salt, Grafana, etc).
• Participate in occasional (monthly) on-call responsibilities and support on-call staff during their shifts.
• Exhibit a strong desire to learn and grow skills independently and from senior team members, and maintain training materials and documentation.

What You’ll Bring:

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage respectfully and professionally with individuals and teams at varying levels of seniority.
• A positive and professional attitude when interacting with clients and management during incidents.
• Strong understanding of Linux system internals, kernel operations, memory management, sockets, interrupts, etc.
• Strong knowledge of storage technologies, including Pure, Lightbits, GPFS, NFS, and NetApp
• Basic or advanced knowledge of networking and storage.
• Solid understanding of network protocols and how the kernel handles them.
• Proficiency in automating manual processes using Python, shell scripting, or other high-performance interpreted languages.
• Ability to automate infrastructure tasks or a strong willingness to learn and participate in development.
• A commitment to expanding your knowledge base, collaborating across areas, and contributing to a strong and cohesive team within the region and beyond.

What We Offer:

• Competitive and attractive compensation package with clear career road-map – where you feel challenged everyday
• We offer a strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, speakers, share and learn events
• Learn from who sits next to you! Working in WQ you are surrounded by smart and talented people
• Employee resources groups with strong diversity and inclusion culture
• Premium Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Program
• Generous time-off policy, re-creation sabbatical leave (based on tenure), Trade Union benefits for staff and family
• Team building activities every month: Local engagement events, monthly team lunch – Employee clubs: football, ping-pong, badminton, yoga, running, PS5, movies, etc.
• Annual company trip and occasional global conferences – opportunity to travel and connect with our global teams
• Happy-hour with tea break, snacks and meals every day in the office!

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