Role in brief
Rockbund seeks a Senior Infrastructure & Reliability Engineer to enhance their low-latency trading platform. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in low-latency systems, AWS, and networking. Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.
About the role
Rockbund is a proprietary trading firm focused on the cryptocurrency sector, with a significant trading volume and expertise in both digital assets and traditional finance. As a Senior Infrastructure & Reliability Engineer, you will optimize and maintain the execution infrastructure for low-latency trading, ensuring high performance and reliability.
You will work within a team that values collaboration and technical excellence, tackling challenges in network engineering, cloud architecture, and system performance. Success in this role means effectively managing complex infrastructure and contributing to the firm's growth in a fast-paced environment.
The salary range for this position is between $112,000 and $188,000, reflecting the seniority and expertise required.
Skills that matter here
- AWS: You will design and manage multi-account environments and hybrid cloud architecture.
- Terraform: This role requires proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code for cloud deployment automation.
- Python: You will utilize Python scripting for infrastructure automation tasks.
- Linux: Linux performance tuning is essential for low-latency host optimization.
- BGP: Hands-on mastery of BGP is crucial for managing complex routing protocols.
- IPSec VPNs: You will troubleshoot site-to-site encryption for secure connections.
Who this role suits
- You have over 5 years of experience in low-latency infrastructure or systems engineering.
- You thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy tackling complex technical challenges.
- You possess strong analytical skills and a systematic approach to troubleshooting.
- You are comfortable collaborating in a casual yet results-oriented team culture.
From the employer
What You Will Do
- Low-Latency Network Engineering & Co-Lo Infrastructure
- Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot physical and logical networks across global co-location facilities (Equinix, CME, etc.) and direct exchange feeds.
- Manage and debug complex routing and switching protocols, including BGP, RSTP/STP, and Multicast.
- Oversee and validate ultra-precise time synchronization setups, including hardware timestamping, Boundary/Transparent clocks, and network QoS.
- Diagnose site-to-site encryption and tunnel connectivity for secure broker and exchange lines.
- Analyze latency, jitter, and packet drop issues using interface counters, routing diagnostics, and packet capture tools.
- Enterprise AWS & Hybrid Cloud Architecture
- Independently design and manage multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, RAM (Resource Access Manager), and account-level security models.
- Take direct engineering ownership of AWS Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and hybrid VPC routing tables.
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines for reproducible cloud and hybrid deployments.
- Linux Kernel & Host Performance Tuning
- Perform low-latency host optimization, including CPU isolation, CPU affinity/pinning, C-state/P-state management, and kernel bypass.
- Establish empirical measurement frameworks to benchmark, test, and mathematically validate host tuning improvements in production.
- Production Reliability & Systematic Troubleshooting
- Execute structured, step-by-step root-cause analysis for complex production outages across hardware, network, and application layers.
- Establish telemetry, metric collection, and alerting frameworks across cloud and on-prem assets.
Who You Are
- 5+ years of experience in low-latency infrastructure, systems engineering, or SRE supporting electronic trading platforms (buy-side prop/hedge fund preferred, or low-latency sell-side execution desks).
- Deep Networking Depth: Hands-on mastery of BGP path selection, Multicast routing, PTP timing, and IPSec VPNs. Ability to explain protocol mechanics and troubleshoot down to hardware interface counters.
- AWS Hybrid Expertise: Proven experience independently provisioning and troubleshooting AWS Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and multi-account AWS Organizations.
- Linux Performance Tuning: Practical experience with Linux kernel tuning and latency validation.
- Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform and shell/Python scripting for infrastructure automation.
- Root-Cause Methodology: Demonstrated ability to systematically isolate network and system failures using protocol analyzers, route tables, and hardware counters.
- Fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese is required to communicate effectively with colleagues from different locations.
Why Join Us
- Competitive remuneration package and a meritocratic culture where accomplishments are rewarded.
- Fast paced and result-oriented with a flat structure.
- Teams collaborate in a casual working environment.
- Excellent exposure to the digital asset ecosystem and the latest market insight.
- Great career development opportunities.
Questions about this role
Is this position remote?
The role is office-based, and specific location details are not provided.
What are the required language skills?
Fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese is required for effective communication.
How do I apply for this position?
Candidates can apply through the company's website at http://www.rockbund.com.
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