Platform Engineer
Hunter Bond
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Job Description
Role Overview: Platform Engineer at a Global Trading Firm
Join a global collaborative trading firm, driven by passionate Computer Scientists, as a Platform Engineer. This role focuses on building and operating mission-critical platform infrastructure, applying modern DevOps practices within a dynamic environment.
Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will be instrumental in designing, scaling, and automating core platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and self-service workflows. Your efforts will directly contribute to significantly improving developer productivity and the overall engineering experience across the firm.
Key Responsibilities & Attributes for a Platform Engineer
- Observability: Implement and manage robust monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting systems.
- Scheduling & Orchestration: Expertise in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and container orchestration for high-compute workloads.
- Developer Tools: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, artifact management solutions, and various developer platforms.
- Middleware: Work with messaging queues, service discovery mechanisms, and load balancing solutions.
- Databases: Experience across various database technologies including relational, NoSQL, and time-series systems.
- Automation: Drive infrastructure automation, configuration management, and the development of self-service capabilities.
If you are a talented Platform Engineer ready to make a significant impact within an elite trading firm, we encourage you to apply.
Key skills/competency
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Container Orchestration
- CI/CD
- Monitoring
- Logging
- Distributed Systems
- Automation
- Cloud Platforms
- Database Management
How to Get Hired at Hunter Bond
- Research Hunter Bond's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Customize your resume: Tailor your Platform Engineer resume to highlight experience in DevOps, infrastructure, and automation for trading firms.
- Highlight relevant projects: Showcase past work in observability, CI/CD, and high-compute environments.
- Prepare for technical depth: Expect questions on platform infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern SRE practices.
- Demonstrate problem-solving: Be ready to discuss complex technical challenges and your solutions during interviews.
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