Linux Engineer

Were seeking a Linux Engineer with deep systems expertise and Python/scripting experience to join our growing global team. You will be responsible for engineering and operating Linux at scale across our mission1critical environment while also improving automation and self-service tools that enhance our ability to manage IMCs servers.

The Linux Engineering team is responsible for the provisioning configuration performance and reliability of a large-scale Linux infrastructure that supports a diverse set of workloads. These include ultra-low latency systems critical to high-frequency trading as well as high-throughput environments that run research workflows and a wide variety of Kubernetes-based applications. This role requires strong Linux fundamentals applied at scale with automation as a key enabler for consistency and efficiency across the fleet. Your initiative collaborative attitude problem-solving skills and focus on continuous improvement will help ensure IMC stays competitive by bringing the latest technologies and practices into production.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Apply deep Linux engineering expertise to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues on enterprise systems ensuring stability and performance
• Enhance configuration management code and processes that we use to manage over 10000 bare-metal Linux systems globally
• Develop and maintain Python/Bash tools to support large-scale Linux systems management
• Improve provisioning workflows to seamlessly build bare servers into production-ready platforms
• Extend Linux-focused metrics logging monitoring and alerting integrations for full fleet visibility
• Communicate updates and status clearly and frequently with peers and stakeholders through meetings tracking tickets code reviews chats and merge requests

Your Skills and Experience

• Hands-on Linux systems engineering administration and provisioning expertise applied at scale preferably on bare-metal systems
• Configuration management at scale preferably on bare-metal servers with Puppet and Hiera
• Python development for automation APIs design testing and debugging
• Ansible playbook authorship and complex task automation
• RPM design build publishing and in-house repository management
• CI/CD pipelines Git version control branching and merging best practices
• Strong system and network troubleshooting with tools such as EBPF tcpdump strace systemd ntp/ptp lsof and nc
• Networking fundamentals: routing DNS TCP/UDP/multicast
• Experience building and publishing Docker images
• Working familiarity with Kubernetes
• Exposure to monitoring stacks such as Prometheus Grafana and AlertManager with a focus on Linux telemetry and exporter development
• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience