Site Reliability Engineer

9 hours ago

London Area, United Kingdom Autonomai Recruitment Full time £120,000 - £200,000 per year

Role:
Senior SRE

Skills:
Deep Linux, Scripting - Python, DevOps, Kubernetes

Salary:
£500k Plus

Location:
London

The ideal candidate comes from a top-tier tech environment (FAANG, elite trading, hyperscale infra). They have experience building technology
0→1
, owning systems end-to-end, and working close to the metal. They will operate across everything from
bare-metal Linux
to
modern build and observability stacks
.

Overview

Join a core engineering group as Lead Site Reliability Engineer, designing and scaling Linux platforms that underpin ML/AI-driven trading. You will architect and own reliability for massive simulation, HPC, and production workloads—ensuring ultra-reliable, ultra-fast trading systems. This is a hands-on, leadership role focused equally on technical depth, strategic decision-making, and driving platform SRE excellence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead SRE practices for Linux platforms powering low-latency, high-throughput trading workloads.
  • Architect, optimize, and tune Linux for performance, resilience, and minimal latency.
  • Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous reliability improvement across production systems.
  • Oversee system automation and reproducibility—build, deploy, and fleet-manage bare-metal Linux and containerized stacks.
  • Manage and enhance Kubernetes clusters, network configuration, and large-scale orchestration.
  • Set observability standards; expand monitoring, alerting, and performance metrics across platforms.
  • Analyze networking, kernel-level performance, and distributed systems—solving core challenges in a multi-petabyte, multi-cluster environment.
  • Build Python tools for automation, reliability engineering, and performance analysis.
  • Mentor and lead a high-performing Linux engineering/SRE team.

What You Will Work On

  • Ultra-reliable, high-performance trading infrastructure where every engineering optimization affects performance
  • Next-generation simulation and HPC compute pipelines, supporting ML/AI workflows at scale.
  • Integration and continuous improvement of internal and open-source tools for automation and reliability.
  • Strategic platform direction: shaping foundational systems for critical infrastructure in an elite trading environment.

Team and Culture

  • Small, autonomous Linux SRE team with direct ownership and impact.
  • Collaborative engagement with quants, researchers, and trading experts to deliver robust platforms.
  • A culture built on deep technical ownership, learning, and high standards of performance engineering

Apply now for an informal confidential chat

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