Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer (Contract) – Systematic Hedge Fund Day rate: £750 - £850 inside IR-35 Position Overview A leading systematic hedge fund is looking for a strong Software Engineer to support the continued development, scaling and operation of a high-performance computing platform. The role will focus on distributed systems, platform engineering and infrastructure, with an opportunity to work on large-scale challenges across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. Key areas of focus will include extending the platform into AWS, increasing scalability towards one million concurrent tasks, improving deployment automation and developing tooling to support the management and reliability of the platform. You will work closely with the engineering team to deliver tested, documented and production-ready software within a highly technical environment. Key Skills Strong Software Engineering experience with GolangDeep understanding of distributed systemsExperience working with high-performance computing or large-scale infrastructureAWS / cloud engineering experienceExperience with hybrid cloud and on-premises environmentsStrong understanding of deployment automation and platform toolingExperience with reliability, monitoring, logging and operational toolingKnowledge of access controls and security within production environmentsStrong testing, documentation and code-review practicesExperience working within high-performance engineering teams ***Please note that you will have to be in the office 5 days a week****