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Site Reliability Engineer | Weekend Warrior

Jump Trading
🇳🇱AmsterdamSeniorFull-time€150k–€175kPosted August 17, 2026

About the Role

As part of the Central Ops and Reliability Engineering (CORE) team, you'll manage Jump Trading's real-time production trading environment in a follow-the-sun global model. You'll develop technical expertise across the trading platform, proactively monitor and troubleshoot systems, deploy changes while managing operational risk, and implement tools and processes for continuous improvement. This 4-day workweek role includes one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) with overlap across APAC and US time zones, though most weekend time involves project work rather than active troubleshooting.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Own production environment performance, reliability, and operability through continuous improvement
  • Proactively monitor and troubleshoot large-scale trading systems and exchange connectivity
  • Build and maintain site reliability toolkit including configuration management, deployment, and monitoring
  • Partner with traders, Risk Management, and Operational Trading Support teams on deployments and incidents
  • Collaborate across technology organization to analyze and troubleshoot complex system problems
  • Assess and manage operational risk when deploying changes to production

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • At least 5+ years of relevant experience in IT operations (DevOps, SRE, Linux Systems Engineering, or Network Engineering)
  • At least 3+ years of experience with Python and shell scripting
  • Strong understanding of the Linux operating system, including network and system configuration, kernel internals, scheduling, and performance tuning
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts such as routing, multicast, LLDP, VLANs, and Ethernet
  • C++ experience is a plus
  • Rigorous, detail-oriented approach to operations
  • Deep sense of ownership and ability to meet business priorities with urgency
  • Reliable and predictable availability
  • Ability to handle shared operational and periodic on-call duties

What You'll Get

  • €150k–€175k base salary
  • Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
  • Travel Medical Insurance
  • Group Pension Scheme
  • Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Parking and Commuter Benefits