Platform Engineer – Observability

Sector:FinTech/Financial Services

Salary/Rate:£140,000-150,000

Job type:Perm

Town/City:City of London

County:London

Job ref:PLLIO/78l

Post Date:25. 02. 2025

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Meet Our Recruiter

Craig Mullen

Director

0203 479 4931

craig@ncounter.co.uk

About the Role

Platform Engineer – Observability

A leading trading platform provider in London, are looking for a Principal Platform Engineer with excellent an understanding of Python and architectural design principles to help reorganise their SRE and Observability function. Consuming huge amounts of data each day, this Fintech company allows traders to monitor their commodities, securities and investment at scale and in real-time. Ingestion pipelines are created using cutting edge technology producing market leading data insights and trading opportunities.

Experience -

8+ years in Python (or Golang) in a DevOps or SRE capacity. Strong Linux experience Understanding of Kubernetes, Public Cloud, Prometheus, Grafana, Telemetry and general Observability Experience with Gitlab, Bitbucket and CI (GitHub / CI / Bamboo) Willingness to engage in technical discussion and commit to producing high quality code Enthusiasm to learn and grow in your role Any understanding of Slurm and HPC a bonus

Developing in Python within an SRE team spanning across the business with project and product work, there is a huge amount of opportunity for a Principal Engineer to make their mark. Have an impact on a greenfield set of services that will enhance a leading European trading platform output, joining as the business ventures into new realms involving crypto and uncorrelated commodities. Paying up to £140,000 plus bonus & benefits.

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