About this opportunity
Fintal Partners lists this Site Reliability Engineer (Python) opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We're partnering with a leading proprietary trading firm that's looking to hire a Site Reliability Engineer to support and optimize the infrastructure powering its low-latency trading platforms. This is an opportunity to work in an environment where reliability, automation, and performance are mission-critical, collaborating closely with software engineers, traders, and infrastructure teams to keep production systems running at peak efficiency.
What You'll Do
Build, automate, and maintain highly available Linux-based production environments.
Develop automation tools and operational workflows using Python .
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues across mission-critical trading infrastructure.
Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance through automation and continuous improvement.
Work closely with developers to enhance deployment processes, observability, and incident response.
Support networking infrastructure, including troubleshooting connectivity, routing, DNS, and latency-related issues.
Participate in an on-call rotation for production support.
What We're Looking For
Excellent Python programming skills with a focus on automation and tooling.
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
Experience supporting high-availability, distributed systems in a production environment.
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or similar.
Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in financial services or trading environments is advantageous but not required.
Why Join?
Work on some of the most performance-sensitive infrastructure in the industry.
Collaborate with world-class engineers solving complex technical challenges.
Competitive compensation, annual bonus, and outstanding benefits.
Significant opportunities for career progression and technical ownership.
Modern technology stack with a strong engineering-first culture.
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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