Site Reliability Engineer - Banking & Finance
Hamilton Barnes
Job at a glance
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? Join a global trading firm where engineers, traders, and researchers work together to solve complex challenges in modern financial markets. With a strong international presence and decades of expertise, the firm builds high-performance systems that power trading across all asset classes and time horizons. The company is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to support critical low-latency trading infrastructure in a high-frequency trading environment, focusing on platform reliability, automation, and observability across large-scale on-premise systems, with strong exposure to high-performance engineering and continuous optimisation.
This role offers the chance to work at the forefront of trading technology in a leading high-frequency trading environment, tackling large-scale engineering challenges alongside highly skilled technical teams. *]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-69dd9b95-ab50-8321-b9ee-685f46a54e3d-24" data-turn-id-container="request-69dd9b95-ab50-8321-b9ee-685f46a54e3d-24" data-testid="conversation-turn-344" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn="assistant"> If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!
Responsibilities: Building and improving internal operational tooling and platform services Enhancing monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities Working closely with trading, platform, and infrastructure teams Driving automation and operational efficiency initiatives Supporting high-performance Linux environments and distributed systems Participating in architectural discussions and platform improvements Required Skills/Qualifications: Strong SRE, Production Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering background Experience working in high-availability, performance-focused environments Strong Linux and troubleshooting skills Python or Go development experience Experience with observability and operational tooling Comfortable working closely with highly technical stakeholders Working Environment: Tech Stack Linux Kubernetes Prometheus / Grafana Python or Go Bare-metal / on-prem infrastructure CI/CD and automation tooling Exposure to C++ environments beneficial Location: Amsterdam (on-site) Benefits: Exceptional bonus scheme Leading company benefits package Salary: Up to €200,000 Basic Salary Per Annum (flexible depending on experience)