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Platform as a Service Engineer

Tower Research Capital
🇮🇳GurugramSeniorFull-timePosted August 7, 2026

About the Role

Tower Research Capital is seeking a Platform as a Service Engineer to design, build, maintain, and operate bare metal Kubernetes clusters while developing Kubernetes operators and platform infrastructure. The role involves owning tooling and documentation for developers, packaging and maintaining platform as a service building blocks such as stream services, data orchestrators, databases, and caches, and driving innovation across the platform. This position is ideal for an engineer who thrives in solving challenging infrastructure problems in a high-performance, results-oriented environment.

Requirements

  • A master's degree or PhD in computer science or a related field.
  • At least 3–7 years of experience working with Kubernetes as both a user and administrator.
  • Expertise in one or more programming languages, including Python, Rust, Go, or C++, with strong knowledge of system programming, Linux, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, large-scale configuration management systems, observability practices and tooling, and distributed systems such as Kafka and Etcd.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure technologies and protocols, including DNS, networking, security, enterprise storage solutions, and GPU operations and development.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems and collaborate effectively in large-scale infrastructure environments.

What You'll Get

  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
  • Hybrid working opportunities
  • Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
  • In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
  • Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
  • Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
  • Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
  • Workshops and continuous learning opportunities