Linux Engineer

Linux Engineers work with critical infrastructure, maintaining and improving the platform that powers Jane Street's production trading systems. They automate deployment, configuration management, and monitoring, and work with various groups to resolve production issues quickly.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Clear and concise communication skills, as well as the ability to efficiently analyze and deconstruct technical problems
• Deep knowledge of operating system fundamentals, especially Linux
• Fluency with the Unix command line and shell scripting
• Practical experience with modern Linux systems and systems programming concepts like C, sockets, virtual memory, and the process life cycle
• Basic understanding of network protocols
• Strong troubleshooting skills and knowledge of profiling/debugging tools such as gdb, perf, DTrace, or SystemTap
• Programming experience in any language (functional languages a plus)