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Squarepoint Capital

Platform ULL - Colo - Strategic

Squarepoint Capital · Montreal, London, New York

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Squarepoint Capital's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Squarepoint Capital's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Squarepoint Capital
high
94 stale, 1 reposted of 94 open
Hiring momentum
104 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Squarepoint Capital's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Squarepoint Capital.

About this role

The Ultra Low Latency Platform Engineer at Squarepoint will focus on delivering solutions for the company's global colocation estate, managing a large-scale low latency infrastructure. Responsibilities include project delivery, system monitoring, automation, security, and capacity management, while collaborating with various internal teams and business partners. The role requires troubleshooting complex issues, creating automated recovery processes, and participating in on-call rotations.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Squarepoint Capital as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of experience working with Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky preferred) in a large complex or niche environment
  • Deep knowledge of server Architecture: HP, SuperMicro, Dell, various overclock servers
  • Low latency network interfaces and kernel bypass configuration and optimization: Solarflare with onload, Mellanox with VMA
  • System hardware/OS tuning and performance troubleshooting
  • Experience with build and configuration management tools, specifically Chef or Ansible
  • Experience with observability tools, specifically Grafana and Prometheus

Nice to have

  • Kernel development with ability to modify stock kernels adding custom features
  • Trade flow analysis: Understanding protocols used by various exchanges: FIX, BOE, OUCH/ITCH, PILLAR, SBE, OMEX
  • Experience with configuration management tools i.e. Ansible, Chef, and Terraform
  • Familiarity with different network switch vendors and different switch architectures
  • Experience with working with FPGA based applications and L1 network design

What you get

  • Minimum base salary of $120,000 if located in New York
  • Eligibility for discretionary bonuses
  • Potential benefits including health, dental, and other wellness plans
  • 401(k) contributions

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed for locations outside New York
  • Compensation and benefits are determined based on various factors, which may lead to variability
  • Role involves on-call rotations which may impact work-life balance

Summarised from Squarepoint Capital's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Squarepoint Capital on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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