Senior Software Engineer, Platform Automation

Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips? 

G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas.

We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded. 

This is a hybrid role based in our new Dallas infrastructure hub where we work on the latest technologies in a cutting-edge environment.

The role

We’re seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Platform Automation team, which is responsible for building and maintaining the core systems and services that power infrastructure automation, enhance developer productivity and streamline operational workflows.

This role will focus on expanding our internal automation platform through system integrations, improved self-service capabilities and greater operational efficiency across both infrastructure and engineering environments.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Designing, building and maintaining backend services and tools to automate infrastructure provisioning and reduce operational overhead 

• Developing APIs, service integrations and internal tooling to enhance observability, access control and platform automation 

• Working closely with platform, security and application teams to deliver resilient, scalable infrastructure solutions 

• Writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code in languages such as Python, Go or TypeScript 

• Building and deploying containerised services using technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes 

• Owning the delivery of technical projects from design through deployment, with a strong focus on reliability and long-term maintainability 

• Participating in on-call rotations and helping to maintain system health through proactive monitoring, alerting and incident response 

• Continuously improving CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins-based workflows, and contributing to evolving platform automation practices 

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• A strong track record of building high-quality software using object-oriented or functional programming languages such as Go or Python
• Solid understanding of system design, distributed computing, and software architecture
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes
• Confidence writing scripts in Bash and using automation tools like Ansible to streamline workflows
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and automation frameworks, with a strong alignment to DevOps principles
• Comfortable working in agile, self-organising teams, taking initiative to solve technical problems and navigate ambiguity
• A commitment to code quality, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Proficiency with Git and modern collaborative development practices

Desirable Skills and knowledge:

• Experience with Java or other statically typed languages beyond those already listed

• Understanding of microservices architecture and scalable service design

• Familiarity with event streaming or messaging systems, such as Kafka

• Experience using infrastructure-