Platform Developer

Oscar is working with a leading trading firm that is looking for an experienced Platform Developer to join their team.

As the Platform Developer, you will be in a high-performance quantitative trading environment. In this role, you will work closely with the Quantic team to design, build, and maintain scalable platform infrastructure that powers advanced trading research and production systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support scalable Linux-based platform infrastructure
• Manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Develop infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• Monitor platform health and performance using observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
• Collaborate closely with quantitative research and engineering teams to deliver reliable infrastructure solutions
• Diagnose and resolve complex platform, compute, and data architecture issues
• Contribute to operational excellence, system reliability, and infrastructure scalability

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Systems Administration
• Strong expertise in Linux systems administration, including kernel diagnostics, LVM, hard/soft links, and containers
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes deployment, management, and troubleshooting
• Experience with Docker and/or Podman container platforms
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD preferred)
• Strong understanding of monitoring and observability tools, including Grafana and Prometheus
• Python scripting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with OpenShift
• Familiarity with Apache Airflow, including DAG troubleshooting and maintenance
• Exposure to HPC technologies such as Slurm, Parallel Works, OpenPBS, or Corosync/Pacemaker
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms
• Knowledge of Proxmox virtualization
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments
• Programming experience with Golang or Java/Gradle

Recap:

Location: Boston, MA (Onsite)

Type: Permanent Fulltime

Salary: 200k-300k base + Benefits

If you think you're a good fit for the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.