Linux Instrumentation Engineer London (Hybrid)
£We're working with Instrumentix, a specialist financial technology business helping some of the world's leading banks, hedge funds, and trading firms understand how technology performance impacts trading outcomes.
Their xMetrics platform provides Trading Infrastructure Intelligence, helping clients identify issues, improve performance, and gain greater visibility into their trading environments.
They're growing and looking for two Linux Instrumentation Engineers to join the team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career technology professional who enjoys Linux, data, troubleshooting, and understanding how complex systems work.
Monitoring systems and environments
Working with SQL to analyse and validate data
Using Linux on a daily basis
Learning about trading infrastructure and financial markets
Over time, you'll develop into a specialist Trading Infrastructure Engineer, gaining exposure to performance monitoring, observability, networking, databases, and capital markets technology.
Our client is more interested in curiosity, attitude, and technical foundations than years of experience.
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related subject
Genuine experience using Linux beyond university coursework
Experience writing SQL queries and working with data
Linux as your primary operating system
Raspberry Pi projects
Home labs or home servers
Docker projects
Bash or Python scripting
PostgreSQL
Networking fundamentals
Monitoring and observability tools
This isn't a software development role.
It isn't an AI, machine learning, or product engineering position.
Instead, it's a technical operations and infrastructure-focused role where you'll learn how critical trading systems are monitored, supported, and optimised.
Be confidently using Linux and SQL as part of your day-to-day work
Be confidently troubleshooting infrastructure and performance-related issues
Have built the foundations to progress towards becoming a specialist Trading Infrastructure Engineer
Work with leading financial institutions
Develop highly sought-after Linux and infrastructure skills
This is a hybrid role based in Central London, with regular office attendance expected.
If you're naturally curious, enjoy solving technical problems, and want to build a career in Linux, infrastructure, and trading technology, we'd love to hear from you.
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