Cloud Platform Engineer

Citadel Securities

Cloud Platform Engineer

Posted 5 Hours Ago

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2 Locations

In-Office

175K-350K Annually

Mid level

Information Technology • Software • Financial Services • Quantitative Trading

We embrace bold ideas and seize opportunities others don’t from the way we operate to the strategies we deploy.

The Role

Design build and operate cloud-native platform services and distributed systems to support research AI and data-intensive workloads. Create abstractions APIs and automation for cloud resource management; manage large-scale compute storage and networking; improve observability performance and resiliency; collaborate with researchers to deliver scalable production systems.

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Job Description
Role Overview:
Citadel Securities is seeking an exceptional Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Research Platform Engineering team in
Miami or New York. Our team develops and operates the cloud platforms distributed systems and infrastructure that
power research simulations AI workloads and data-intensive applications across the firm. We build the services and
abstractions that allow researchers and engineers to efficiently leverage large-scale compute storage and cloud
resources. This role is focused on building scalable reliable infrastructure and platform services that improve the
efficiency usability and performance of some of the firm's most critical systems.
Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.
Responsibilities:

Design and build cloud-native platform services and distributed systems supporting research AI and data-intensive workloads
Build abstractions APIs and automation that simplify cloud resource management for researchers and
engineers
Design and operate large-scale compute storage and networking infrastructure across cloud environments
Improve observability performance resiliency and operational excellence across critical infrastructure platforms
Collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to translate requirements into scalable production systems
Contribute to platform architecture deployment automation and infrastructure lifecycle management

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
3+ years of professional experience building and operating large-scale cloud infrastructure distributed systems or platform services

Strong programming skills in Go Python C++ or similar languages with a demonstrated ability to build production software

Experience developing cloud-native systems and infrastructure on platforms such as GCP AWS or Azure (GCP experience is a plus)

Strong understanding of distributed systems Linux networking fundamentals and large-scale production systems

Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration infrastructure automation or modern platform engineering practices

In accordance with applicable law the base salary range for this role is $175000 to $350000.
In addition the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program as well as a wide array of benefit programs such as medical and life insurance retirement and tax-free savings plans and access to other healthcare programs.
Required Skills
Cloud Infra Engineer
About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a technology-driven next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market's and our clients' most critical challenges. Together we are forging the future of capital markets. For more information visit citadelsecurities.com .

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
3+ years building and operating large-scale cloud infrastructure distributed systems or platform services
Strong programming skills in Go Python C++ or similar languages with production software experience
Experience developing cloud-native systems and infrastructure on GCP AWS or Azure
GCP experience (listed as a plus)
Strong understanding of distributed systems Linux networking fundamentals and large-scale production systems
Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration infrastructure automation or modern platform engineering practices

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The Company

HQ: Miami FL

1900 Employees

Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Citadel Securities is a technology-driven next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market’s and our clients’ most critical challenges. Together we are forging the future of capital markets.

Why Work With Us

We do not accept the status quo and we are constantly looking to achieve what others think is impossible. That’s true not just in our careers but also in our communities.