Platform Specialist - PLS
Squarepoint Capital · Montreal, London, New York, Bangalore, Singapore
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 Platform Storage Specialist at Squarepoint will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-grade storage services. Daily tasks will include managing distributed storage systems, optimizing performance, conducting capacity planning, and developing automation tools. The role also involves collaborating with other teams to ensure storage solutions meet performance and reliability requirements.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- 5+ years of experience in a technology infrastructure role with a strong focus on storage administration and Linux administration
- Deep expertise with distributed storage systems and storage protocols (NFS, GPFS, WEKA, Lustre, Ceph, or similar)
- Experience with storage performance analysis, benchmarking, and optimization
- Experience working with configuration management driven administration using tools such as Chef or Ansible
- Proficient in Python, or other high-level language (Go, Rust, etc.) for automation and tooling development
- Experience with modern software development practices: version control, agile development, CI/CD
Nice to have
- Experience with object storage systems (Cloudian, MinIO, S3-compatible platforms)
- Familiarity with storage hardware (disk arrays, JBODs, NVMe/SSD technologies, HBAs, and storage networking)
- Experience with data protection strategies including backup, replication, and disaster recovery
- Understanding of storage tiering and data lifecycle policies
- Knowledge of high-performance computing (HPC) storage workloads and patterns
What you get
- Discretionary bonuses
- Health, dental, and other wellness plans
- 401(k) contributions
Worth weighing
- Minimum base salary listed is specific to New York and may vary by location
- No specific salary range provided for Singapore
- Role involves a significant focus on automation and tooling development, which may require continuous learning and adaptation to new technologies
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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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