Databento
Systems Engineer
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 4 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 4 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
Not stated
Location
United States only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $160k–$250k a year, a typical range taken from 595 mid-level software roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote / Boston / Salt Lake City / San Francisco / New York"
- Job description states: "authorized to work in the U.S."
What Nomaders makes of it
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
The financial industry is growing at a record pace, but our data providers are still stuck in the past — with cumbersome onboarding processes, complicated APIs, slow infrastructure, and expensive licensing costs.
Databento is the market data platform for modern finance. The company provides real-time and historical data across futures, options, and equities through a unified API. By owning the entire market data stack end-to-end, Databento is the first platform of its kind to combine the performance and reliability demanded by the world's leading trading firms with a dramatically simpler developer experience. Our team includes alumni of Two Sigma, Citadel Securities, Flow Traders, Tower Research, PDT Partners, SIG, and other top quantitative firms.
We offer health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits, as well as 401(k) matching for full-time employees. We accommodate 100% remote work, with teammates living around the globe and paid in their local currency.
Responsibilities
Systems and network configuration.
Bare-metal and containerized application deployment.
Maintaining large storage clusters.
Instrumenting performance measurement and alerts.
Improving systems automation and tooling.
On-call support.
Coordinating bulk data delivery to customers and vendor partners.
Occasional physical infrastructure deliveries and systems provisioning.
Required qualifications
Strong Linux knowledge.
Experience with systems configuration and provisioning (PXE, Puppet, and Ansible preferred; Terraform).
Understanding of storage concepts (RAID, LVM, popular filesystems, distributed storage).
Basic networking (OSI model, IP protocols, switching/routing).
Ability to code in Python and write shell scripts.
DevOps/GitOps mindset.
Prior internship experience or 2+ years in full-time systems engineering or infrastructure roles.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; H-1B visa sponsorship is not available.
Nice-to-haves
Experience with distributed storage systems (e.g., Ceph).
Requirements
- ·Strong Linux knowledge.
- ·Experience with systems configuration and provisioning (PXE, Puppet, and Ansible preferred; Terraform).
- ·Understanding of storage concepts (RAID, LVM, popular filesystems, distributed storage).
- ·Basic networking (OSI model, IP protocols, switching/routing).
- ·Ability to code in Python and write shell scripts.
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Databento, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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