IMC Trading ยท 4 hours ago
Linux Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $225K/yrIMC Trading is a global trading firm that leverages a cutting-edge research environment and technology backbone. They are seeking a Linux Engineer to manage and enhance their large-scale Linux infrastructure, focusing on automation and system reliability in a mission-critical environment.
Financial Services
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 10,000 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
Qualification
Required
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
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
Paid leave
Insurance
Company
IMC Trading
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone.
Founded in 2022Klein Amsterdam, Gelderland, NLD
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christine Hansen
Managing Director / CEO
Robbert Heederik
CTO, IMC Markets
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2022-05-31
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