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About the Position We are looking for an experienced Facilities Operations Engineer to join a highly technical group responsible for operating and maintaining our physical infrastructure. This includes work on our trading floors, amenity spaces and food service areas which are all supported by dedicated mechanical, electrical and IT equipment. Our team is collaborative in nature, spanning many internal departments and external vendors, contractors, consultants and operations teams. Your work will involve managing projects that cover all aspects of our physical infrastructure, along with our relationships with each of these stakeholders, in order to provide 24/7 critical infrastructure. We are looking for someone who is professionally trained in electrical, mechanical or building services engineering, or has equivalent experience in engineering facilities management. You should also have experience with managing facilities maintenance service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure the scope meets industry standards and service-level agreements (SLAs). You are encouraged to apply, regardless of your specific discipline, if you have a proven ability to deliver excellence no matter the task, have solid technical experience and can make well-reasoned engineering decisions as they relate to operational risk. About You Have 5+ years of experience working on the maintenance and operation team of mission-critical data centres, trading floors or similar 24/7 environments Familiar with MEP disciplines including plant infrastructure, CRACs, UPSs, office HVAC, generators, fire prevention and building management systems Have strong computer skills; comfortable working with technical people in an IT-centric environment and learning new software and control systems Comfortable working with a wide range of colleagues, including non-engineers, across several business areas Excellent written and spoken communicator; able to describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy Able to solve small problems in the field without a tradesperson Willing to be part of an on-call rotation for nights and weekends to quickly respond to critical system emergencies Creative, collaborative and enthusiastic team player who is eager to learn and take initiative Able to prioritise tasks effectively and stay organised; can balance assigned work required for our constantly evolving environments Fluent in English; proficiency in Cantonese and Mandarin is a plus If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.
