Systems Performance Engineer at IMC Financial Markets (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Desired Skills and Experience

Prototyping: be able to quickly try-out many Ideas, Solutions and Technologies… all at the same time.
Automation: be able to fully automate all Measurement, Data collection and Analysis via scripting
Measurement: be a latency measurement detective; think Sherlock Holmes and the case of the missing packet sniffer microsecond
Communication: be able to share / route the appropriate level of information with both traders and other sister IT teams.
Strong proven commercial experience in Python
Knowledge: Proficient understanding of computer internals, networking and Linux (at least two out of three). Skilled in reverse engineering techniques.
Personality: Inquisitive mind, love solving brain teasers. After internal training, being able to work self-sufficiently with minimal guidance.
Experience: typically MSc + proven work experience. Preference to a “T-shaped profile” that mixes both wide + deep skills on a need basis.