Senior Platform Engineer - Hedge Fund
Senior Platform Engineer – Hedge Fund
£150,000 - £225,000 base + competitive hedge fund bonus
Orbis has partnered with a high-performing multi-asset hedge fund to build out its platform engineering team. This is a rare opportunity to lead greenfield infrastructure projects in a sophisticated trading environment; no prior finance experience is required.
The role:
You'll architect and deliver critical infrastructure projects spanning the firm's on-premise data centres and cloud environments. Key focus areas include:
- Leading the migration from Nomad to Kubernetes across a hybrid infrastructure environment
- Designing highly available systems that support real-time trading operations
- Expanding the firm's cloud footprint (AWS/Azure/GCP) while maintaining on-prem capabilities
- Owning projects end-to-end from design through production
What you'll need:
- Production experience with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE or bare-metal)
- Strong Linux systems background; Windows experience is beneficial
- Track record delivering cloud migrations and managing hybrid environments
- Experience supporting mission-critical, highly available systems
What makes this different
- Greenfield projects: Build from scratch rather than maintaining legacy systems
- Technical diversity: Work across data centres, cloud platforms, and container orchestration
- Finance exposure: An opportunity to break into hedge funds without needing prior domain knowledge
- Competitive compensation: Strong base salary plus hedge fund bonus structure
- Balanced hybrid working: 3-4 days per week in St James offices
Interested? Apply through Orbis to learn more about the firm and the interview process.