SRE Lead / Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

We are building our TradeOps team from scratch and are looking for a hands-on SRE Lead. You will start as an individual contributor and gradually grow into a leadership role, shaping the team and ensuring high availability of our trading systems globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of trading infrastructure.
• Monitor trading activities and proactively identify issues.
• Incident management: rapid escalation, troubleshooting, and mitigation.
• Participate in on-call rotations covering multiple regions.
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues in C++ and Python.
• Develop observability systems, metrics, and analytics for trading.
• Identify areas for platform improvement and implement solutions.
• Collaborate with global teams and support cross-regional trading coverage.
• Stay informed on financial and technical news relevant to trading.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, etc.).
• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or Go.
• Solid experience with Unix/Linux systems.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, and Linux-based infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving skills in complex technical environments.
• Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn new domains and take ownership

Languages

• English — Professional proficiency (required)
• Russian — Professional or native proficiency (preferred)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Generous bonus structure.
• Cutting-edge hardware and software for production.
• High ownership over critical initiatives that impact the business directly.
• Opportunity to work with global trading systems and exchanges.
• Flexible work environment with minimal bureaucracy.
• Support for professional growth: tuition reimbursement, conferences, and training.