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Form of workDo you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips?
G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas.
We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.
This is a hybrid role based in our new Soho Place office – opened in 2023 - in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.
The Role
The Workspace Engineering team, which sits within the Platform User Experience (PUX) function at G-Research, builds cutting-edge remote development capabilities, hosted in Kubernetes, to provide our engineers and quantitative researchers with reliable and repeatable Linux environments.
We’re seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join our expanding global team in London.
The ideal candidate will have a broad range of experience with Software Engineering and development, as well as experience managing large-scale infrastructure and complex tooling environments.
You will be an enthusiastic developer, with an active interest in new technologies, such as Kubernetes and remote development workflows, with experience aligned to industry best practice, and a desire for continuous self-learning.
You will require a range of technology experience, be adaptable and have a desire to work across the various needs of the business, using modern techniques and approaches to problem solving.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Some experience with GO development and a willingness to develop expertise as a GO developer
- A working knowledge of Linux operating systems
- Experience working with Kubernetes and containers
- Exposure to general development practices, such as source code management and binary, and dependency management using tools such as Git, GitHub and Artifactory
- Familiarity working with CI/CD Pipelines and orchestration tools, such as Jenkins, Bamboo and ArgoCD
- A strong desire to continually learn about new technologies, approaches and systems, as well as the ability to work across multiple disciplines
- A desire to explore and discover technical solutions for evolving opportunities
- A willingness to learn by working with users across different business areas, experiences and cultures to drive towards the best outcome for the organisation
The following skills and experience is beneficial, but not a requirement:
- In-depth experience with GO development, including designing, building, debugging and optimising GO applications
- Building or maintaining other remote development systems
- Experience with DevOps tools, from design and development through to CI/CD and operation
- Experience with Kubernetes administration, such as maintaining Kubernetes clusters
- Use of operational or runtime tools and practices, including monitoring and logging with systems such as Prometheus and Grafana
- Experience communicating strategy and socialising change to a wide and disparate audience
Why should you apply?
- Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
- Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
- 30 days’ annual leave
- 9% company pension contributions
- Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
- Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Monthly company events
