OverviewWe tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.The roleAt G-Research, we thrive on innovation and cutting-edge technology to drive world-class research and business capabilities. As our operations continue to grow, we’re seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join our Analytics Services team.In this role, you’ll help shape the next generation of our analytics infrastructure — designing, building and operating large-scale distributed platforms that power our research, trading and engineering teams. You’ll deliver highly available, secure and high-performance analytics services across on-premises and AWS environments, using technologies such as Spark, Trino, Kafka, ClickHouse and Airflow.This is a highly collaborative position, working directly with researchers and engineers to evolve platform capabilities, automate operations and explore emerging technologies that drive innovation across the business.Key responsibilities of the role include:Building, operating and scaling distributed analytics platforms across on-premises and AWS environmentsDesigning and implementing new platform features that enhance usability, scalability and the developer experienceCollaborating with research, data and engineering teams to accelerate time-to-insight through modern analytics solutionsDriving improvements in automation, observability and resilience across analytics servicesEvaluating and adopting emerging technologies such as AI assistants, data mesh and cloud-native analytics solutionsDefining SLAs, KPIs and monitoring strategies to ensure reliability, security and service excellenceParticipating in the out-of-hours rota to support critical systemsWho are we looking for?Core skills and technologiesExperience running distributed data and analytics systems at scale using tools such as Spark, Kafka, Trino or AirflowStrong Linux skills and proficiency in Python for automation and integrationFamiliarity with infrastructure as code, using Terraform or AnsibleDeep understanding of AWS analytics technologies including EMR, MSK, Athena, Redshift, Glue and MWAAExperience with CI/CD and observability tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetryStrong problem-solving skills and a systematic approach to diagnosing and resolving issuesHighly desirable skillsExperience with streaming frameworks such as Flink, Kafka Streams and Kafka ConnectKnowledge of modern data lake technologies including Delta Lake, Iceberg and Glue Data CatalogExposure to DataOps practices and collaboration with Data Engineering teamsFamiliarity with GPU-accelerated analytics using Spark with GPUs or RAPIDSProgramming experience with Java, Scala, C#, Python or GoWhy join us?Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonusLunch provided (viaJust Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar30 days’ annual leave9% company pension contributionsInformal dress code and excellent work/life balanceComprehensive healthcare and life assuranceCycle-to-work schemeMonthly company events #J-18808-Ljbffr