HFT Systems & Network Engineer

A global institutional liquidity provider in digital assets, operating 24/7 across spot and derivatives markets. The business sits at the intersection of traditional finance and crypto, supporting brokerages, exchanges, banks and funds across multiple global trading hubs.

They are known for a high-bar culture: selective hiring, strong ownership, and a focus on people who thrive in high-performance, high-impact environments.

The Role This is a hands-on HFT infrastructure role within a core trading technology team. You’ll own and optimise the end-to-end low-latency stack, spanning AWS, bare-metal systems, and physical colocation.

Your work directly impacts execution speed, stability and trading competitiveness across global CeFi and DeFi venues. What You’ll Be Doing

What You’ll Be Doing

Build and optimise low-latency trading infrastructure

Tune Linux systems and kernels to reduce jitter and tail latency

Design and operate hybrid cloud + colocation environments

Automate infrastructure via Terraform, Ansible and scripting

Instrument networks for microsecond-level visibility

Manage exchange connectivity, cross-connects, and high-speed links

What They’re Looking For

Background in HFT or ultra-low-latency environments

Deep Linux systems and performance-tuning expertise

Strong networking knowledge (BGP, multicast, cloud networking)

Automation-first mindset (Python/Bash, IaC)

Comfortable with high-performance hardware and data centres

Calm, ownership-driven, execution-focused

If you would like to know more or know someone who would, please get in touch

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