HPC Systems Engineer

Jump Trading is looking for a Systems Engineer to join our High Performance Computing Team in London. You'll design, implement, and maintain the compute, storage, scheduling, and network systems that power our quantitative research and data pipelines at scale. This is a hands-on role requiring deep expertise in Linux systems administration and strong software development skills to support customized HPC infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, maintain, and support high performance compute and storage systems
• Implement and support performance monitoring and fault monitoring systems
• Monitor systems and storage performance, including network components
• Build tooling to compile, package, install, and upgrade software and operating system components at scale
• Collaborate with team members across teams to write code and testing infrastructures in multiple programming languages
• Develop and improve systems and user documentation
• Participate in large, coordinated maintenance operations, including evenings and weekends
• Work on global projects across a wide range of infrastructure
• Collaborate directly with researchers to optimize their use of HPC infrastructure
• Develop and monitor tools used to maintain a production computing environment
• Provide operational support on a rotating basis and as needed
• Manage relationships with outside vendors, including traveling domestically and internationally to meet with current and potential partners
• Adhere to all company cybersecurity and IT policies, performing all work using only approved hardware and software

What you bring

• At least 5+ years of professional experience in high performance computing (HPC), including Linux systems administration
• Experience with parallel filesystems such as Lustre or GPFS
• Experience with batch systems such as Slurm or Grid Engine
• High proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language (Go, Python, C, or similar)
• Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining complicated, interdependent, and distributed systems
• Extensive experience profiling and debugging application stacks using debuggers and profilers
• Experience with system configuration management tools such as SaltStack, Ansible, or Puppet
• A compulsion to perform root cause analysis
• Reliable and predictable availability

Nice to have

• Experience with high-performance network interconnects

What we offer

• Private medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Travel medical insurance
• Group pension scheme
• Group life assurance and income protection schemes
• Paid parental leave
• Parking and commuter benefits

About Jump Trading

Jump Trading Group is a research-driven firm that empowers exceptional talent in mathematics, physics, and computer science to push scientific boundaries and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. The firm designs and deploys technologies that change the world, funds start-ups across industries, and partners with leading global research organizations and universities.