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About the role
We’re looking for a Network Engineer to join our Trading Infrastructure team. You will work on end-to-end network tasks: from new site and provider connectivity to validation, troubleshooting, and performance bottleneck analysis. The role is focused on low-latency and performance-sensitive environments and involves close collaboration with vendors, carriers, systems and hardware engineers.
What You’ll be doing
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• Design, build, and operate network connectivity for trading infrastructure across colocation sites and regions
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• Deliver end-to-end network setups: cross-connects, routing, validation testing, and go-live readiness
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• Investigate and resolve complex network issues affecting latency, jitter, packet loss, or reliability
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• Identify and address bottlenecks across the stack together with systems and hardware engineers
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• Support timing-sensitive networking (PTP/NTP): bring-up, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting
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• Work on connectivity to cloud providers
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• Improve repeatability through automation, templates, and tooling
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• Contribute to operational readiness: runbooks, checklists, incident reviews (RCA), inventory and documentation
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• Participate in scheduled on-call rotations to support network operations and incident response
What we look for in you
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• Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production networks, Linux and NGFW
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• Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, L2/L3 design)
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• Good understanding of how networks impact system and application performance
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• Ability to work end-to-end and collaborate across domains (systems, hardware, vendors)
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• Automation mindset; scripting experience (Python/Bash) is a plus
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• Passion for technology and continuous learning
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Nice-to-Have:
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• Experience in low-latency or performance-sensitive environments (trading, exchanges, market data)
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• Colocation and provider connectivity experience (cross-connects, optics, acceptance testing)
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• Experience with cloud connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect, etc.)
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• PTP/NTP experience and understanding of timing-related failure modes
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• CCNP-level (CCNP SP / CCNP DC / CCNP Ent knowledge or equivalent hands-on experience
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Why should you join our team?
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• Exciting challenges with ample opportunities for personal and professional growth
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• A welcoming international team of highly qualified professionals
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• Cutting-edge hardware and technology
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• Work remotely from anywhere in the world
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• Access any of our global offices anytime
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• Flexible schedule
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• 40 paid days off
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• Competitive salary
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