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Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Tastytrade
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Posted
18 days ago
Department
tt - Infrastructure
Salary
$140,000-$180,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 6+ years in a Linux systems, infrastructure, or SRE role
  • Expert-level Linux performance analysis
  • Troubleshooting methodology
  • Systems fundamentals knowledge
  • Declarative configuration management experience with Salt, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
  • Production experience with Kubernetes or Nomad
Nice to have
  • Production ownership of Redis or RabbitMQ
  • Vault administration experience
  • Elastic Stack operations experience
  • Experience in a regulated environment
  • Colocation or bare-metal experience
What the job really is

The Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for managing and optimizing the systems layer of the production environment at tastytrade. This hands-on role involves diagnosing performance issues, leading troubleshooting efforts, writing and maintaining configuration management code, and operating containerized workloads. The engineer will also automate processes, manage core network services, and ensure observability within the infrastructure.

Benefits
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Stock Purchase Options
  • Medical/Vision/Dental Benefits
  • 401k Plan
  • 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday)
  • 10 Paid Sick Days
Things to weigh
  • Base salary range of $140,000-$180,000 but actual salary depends on experience and qualifications
  • Discretionary performance bonus of 10-12% based on individual and company performance
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