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Tribus

Platform Engineer

On site

London, United kingdom

£ 150,000 /year

Full Time

13-10-2025

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Skills

Python Bash Kubernetes Networking Research Architecture Linux AWS Terraform Prometheus

Job Specifications

Platform Engineer - Quantitative Crypto Trading Firm | London | Sponsorship and relocation support available

Join a leading quantitative crypto trading firm building globally distributed, ultra-low-latency systems that power their research and execution platform.

You'll work at the intersection of infrastructure, software, and performance engineering - solving deep technical problems at scale.

What you'll do:

Own and optimise infrastructure behind a 24/7 web data and trading platform spanning multiple clouds and regions.
Tune Linux network stacks, automate infrastructure, and reduce latency across the pipeline.
Partner closely with developers and infra teams to improve architecture, reliability, and performance.
Drive adoption of modern tooling (Python, Bash, Terraform, Kubernetes, Prometheus, etc.) while staying hands-on.

What we're looking for:

Strong background in Linux, networking, and cloud (AWS essential; multi-cloud ideal).
Skilled in Python/Bash and comfortable debugging distributed systems.
Experience in high-throughput, low-latency, or large-scale environments (finance, trading, or scraping preferred).

If you're an engineer who loves optimisation, systems performance, and solving real production challenges - please apply.

About the Company

At Tribus, we are a team of experienced consultants specialising in software and platform engineering, data, security, and architecture. We partner with leading organisations across financial services, including electronic trading, banking and hedge funds as well as government agencies and consultancies. Our extensive network enables us to connect clients with exceptional permanent and contract talent who are trusted to deliver on highly regulated and complex projects. With a deep understanding of industry demands and evolvi... Know more