Senior Platform Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Architect and develop services that work at scale for multiple customers, using custom-developed and open-source software
• ▹Work within the team on the various products it supports
• ▹Develop tools to rapidly deploy and effectively monitor services in a large-scale distributed environment
• ▹Work with teams to design, develop, and implement innovative software solutions related to the DevOps and Agile transformation of the enterprise
• ▹Participate in periodic on-call duties
• ▹Collaborate with peers both inside and outside the team

Requirements

• ▹Exceptional systems development skills (Python/C/C++/Go/Rust)
• ▹Strong systems integration skills (including HTTP protocols, Kerberos, API programming)
• ▹Experience providing secure APIs for system management and integration
• ▹Solid understanding of and hands-on experience with Linux-based systems
• ▹Strong working knowledge of container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes (preferred) and cluster management (e.g., Slurm)
• ▹Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Helm, Ansible, Terraform
• ▹Hands-on knowledge of containerization systems such as Docker or Podman
• ▹Experience with CI/CD, GitLab (preferred), GitHub, or Git
• ▹Experience with agile development
• ▹Experience with monitoring and logging systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack
• ▹Great team attitude — the team's job is to make life easier for other teams
• ▹Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive compensation package
• ▹Premium private health insurance and life insurance with a savings plan
• ▹Employee Assistance Program and fully covered sick leave
• ▹Strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, guest speakers, share-and-learn events, global conferences
• ▹Regular offsite team buildings, annual conferences, and occasional global summits
• ▹Employee resource groups with a strong diversity and inclusion culture

About the company

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic, quantitative financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. Through its proprietary research platform, the firm produces predictive signals (alphas) that form the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform. Its culture combines academic rigor with accountability for results, encouraging open thinking and continuous improvement.