About the Role
We are seeking a leader for our growing team of Linux Engineers. Members of this group are hard-working Systems Engineers, Administrators, and Programmers, tasked with maintaining and improving the platform that powers Jane Street's production trading systems. Managers are expected to lead by example, support their teams, and grow into a management role while establishing a fundamental understanding of Jane Street's technical environment. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic about our values: honesty, cooperation, intellectual curiosity, humility, and a quantitative approach to decision making and problem solving.
Responsibilities
- Support their teams
- Establish a fundamental understanding of Jane Street's technical environment
- Lead by example
- Prioritize individual technical work and leadership responsibilities
- Help teams thrive
- Build and grow firm-wide partnerships
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Clear and concise communication skills, from one-on-one meetings to larger group discussions
- Ability to efficiently analyze and deconstruct problems
- Successful track record supporting individuals and helping teams thrive
- Experience building and growing firm-wide partnerships
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills at various levels (technical, process, people, etc.)
- 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
- Basic understanding of network protocols
- Programming experience in any language
- Fluency in English required
Skills
- People management
- Project and programme management
- Large-scale coordination and communication
- Partnership facilitation
- Short- and long-term planning
- Service delivery
- OCaml
- Linux
- Unix command line
- Shell scripting
- Systems programming
- Network protocols
- Programming
Experience Level
- Management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
About the Company
- Jane Street's production trading systems
