Network Engineer
Autonomai Recruitment · New York, New York, United States
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
Low Latency Network EngineerLocation: New YorkType: PermanentExperience: 5 plus years in network/infrastructure engineering (trading/HFT experience strongly preferred)
The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.
Design, build and support the high-performance network that powers a proprietary trading firm's global strategy. You'll work on ultra-low-latency LAN/WAN, multicast market-data distribution and exchange connectivity across colocation data centres, with a heavy focus on performance, resilience and automation. This role sits at the core of the trading platform—close to traders, developers and infrastructure teams—where microsecond-level improvements matter.
What you'll doDesign, implement and maintain low-latency network infrastructure for trading applications (Arista/Cisco, leaf–spine, bare-metal servers).Configure and tune Layer 2/3 protocols: BGP, OSPF, VRF, PIM/IGMP, multicast, QoS, STP, NAT.Support exchange connectivity, cross-connects and colocation deployments; work with carriers and data-centre teams.Troubleshoot latency, jitter, packet loss and microbursts using tcpdump, Wireshark, NIC stats and switch telemetry.Automate network changes and validations using Python, Bash and/or Ansible; contribute to IaC and CI/CD pipelines.Monitor network health and performance; create dashboards and alerts for proactive incident management.
What we're looking forBachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics/Telecommunications or related field.10 plus years of hands-on networking experience, ideally in HFT, prop trading, exchanges or other latency-sensitive environments.Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, routing (BGP/OSPF), switching, VLANs and data-centre networking.Practical experience with Arista and/or Cisco NX-OS in production trading or financial-services environments.Strong Linux networking fundamentals; comfortable working in a terminal and with performance tooling. xzbcwsv Proven troubleshooting skills for low-latency issues (packet captures, NIC/driver tuning, switch buffers, PTP/NTP).
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The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.
Design, build and support the high-performance network that powers a proprietary trading firm's global strategy. You'll work on ultra-low-latency LAN/WAN, multicast market-data distribution and exchange connectivity across colocation data centres, with a heavy focus on performance, resilience and automation. This role sits at the core of the trading platform—close to traders, developers and infrastructure teams—where microsecond-level improvements matter.
What you'll doDesign, implement and maintain low-latency network infrastructure for trading applications (Arista/Cisco, leaf–spine, bare-metal servers).Configure and tune Layer 2/3 protocols: BGP, OSPF, VRF, PIM/IGMP, multicast, QoS, STP, NAT.Support exchange connectivity, cross-connects and colocation deployments; work with carriers and data-centre teams.Troubleshoot latency, jitter, packet loss and microbursts using tcpdump, Wireshark, NIC stats and switch telemetry.Automate network changes and validations using Python, Bash and/or Ansible; contribute to IaC and CI/CD pipelines.Monitor network health and performance; create dashboards and alerts for proactive incident management.
What we're looking forBachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics/Telecommunications or related field.10 plus years of hands-on networking experience, ideally in HFT, prop trading, exchanges or other latency-sensitive environments.Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, routing (BGP/OSPF), switching, VLANs and data-centre networking.Practical experience with Arista and/or Cisco NX-OS in production trading or financial-services environments.Strong Linux networking fundamentals; comfortable working in a terminal and with performance tooling. xzbcwsv Proven troubleshooting skills for low-latency issues (packet captures, NIC/driver tuning, switch buffers, PTP/NTP).
Apply now for an confidential chat
Details
| Company | Autonomai Recruitment |
| Location | New York, New York, United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | hr |
| Experience | permanent |