Observability Platform Engineer – Elite Quant Hedge Fund

Job description

Low Latency Trading & Observability SRE / Platform Engineer / Production Engineer sought to join an elite Multi-Strategy Quant Hedge Fund with $40BN+ in Assets Under Management.

Our client is one of the world’s top Hedge Funds who are especially renowned for innovation and investment in Data & Technology. They are now looking to recruit a Low Latency Trading & Observability SRE / Platform Engineer / Production Engineer into their core Production Engineering team, who are accountable for the reliability, operability and performance of the firm’s trading-critical systems, in an environment where availability, correctness and latency directly impact outcomes.

The successful hire will own the reliability of business-critical systems, from observability design through to incident resolution and systemic improvement; lead high-severity incident management; and reduce toil with software engineering, primarily in Python but also with Golang, TypeScript, SQL and/or PowerShell. The role requires someone who can evidence outstanding problem-solving and the ability to solve problems on their own initiative.

Requirements

• Debugging distributed systems: operating, improving and scaling complex systems in high-availability environments.
• SRE fundamentals: SLO/SLI thinking, observability, incident leadership, and a bias for systemic platform fixes.
• Strong software engineering skills: high proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python preferred).
• Modern open-source observability knowledge: Experience within the ecosystem (e.g. OpenTelemetry, LGTM stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
• Unsiloed cross-platform operator: Confidence taming complex technical landscapes spanning multiple languages, platforms and data systems i.e. Linux, Cloud, Kubernetes, Windows.
• Strong communication skills: able to explain technical issues and trade-offs to non experts under time pressure.
• Relationship-driven mindset with high accountability: builds trust, aligns stakeholders, and takes end-to-end ownership for results.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented Low Latency Trading & Observability SRE / Platform Engineer / Production Engineerto forge a long-term career in one of the world’s top Quantitative Hedge Funds, operating in a demanding, highly-visible, and state-of-the-art technical environment. Our client operates a four-day-per-week onsite policy located from London SW1. Compensation is commensurate with attracting, motivating and retaining the absolute best-in-class engineering talent, with an industry-leading record of long-term employment and tenure.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-02-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English