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Who We Are Our client is a global quantitative hedge fund operating across major liquid asset classes worldwide. The firm combines technology, data, research, and trading expertise to drive investment decisions, with engineering platforms playing a critical role in supporting trading, market access, and technology teams globally. We welcome applicants from across the globe. Relocation support will be provided for suitable candidates. We Are Seeking: Core DevOps Engineer This role focuses on building and supporting the platforms, tooling, and infrastructure that enable developers, traders, and technology teams to operate efficiently at scale. You will work across cloud and on-premises environments, helping to improve developer productivity, platform reliability, automation, and operational excellence. Previous experience within buy-side firms, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, or other performance-sensitive environments is highly valued. Key Responsibilities Design and implement platform tooling and infrastructure to improve reliability and developer productivity Build, automate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release processes Manage environment deployments, upgrades, and migrations Partner with engineering teams to ensure systems perform reliably in production Build tools, APIs, and automation to reduce operational overhead Improve monitoring, observability, alerting, and operational readiness Develop and maintain integrations with internal platforms and services Requirements Experience operating infrastructure across hybrid environments (AWS and on-premises) Strong experience with Kubernetes (preferably EKS) Good understanding of AWS services, including: EC2 VPC networking Load balancing Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar) Good scripting skills across Linux & Windows environments Strong Python experience Good understanding of Git and software development workflows Experience working within mature CI/CD environments Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on automation Highly Relevant Experience Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as: Prometheus Grafana Elasticsearch Splunk Coralogix Exposure to C/C++, Make, or CMake-based build environments Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service tooling Supporting production systems in high-availability environments Experience within trading, financial services, or other performance-critical industries What We're Looking For Engineer-first mindset with a passion for automation Strong sense of ownership and operational responsibility Comfortable working across infrastructure, tooling, and software engineering domains Effective communicator and collaborative team player Continuous improvement mentality and attention to system reliability Why Join Us Build and operate critical platforms supporting trading and technology teams Work with modern cloud, container, and automation technologies Strong focus on engineering quality, automation, and reliability Opportunity to make a direct impact on the productivity of technical teams across the firm Selby Jennings is a Trading Style of Phaidon International (License Number 16S8194)
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.