Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Trading Systems

Who are we? FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever- evolving cryptocurrency landscape. Responsibilities Low-Latency Architecture: Design, provision, and maintain ultra-low latency AWS and hybrid network topologies, including VPCs, exchange gateways, and regional deployment expansions. Performance Tuning: Optimize Linux OS kernels and compute performance using CPU isolation (isolcpus), AWS Cluster Placement Groups, and enhanced networking (ENA/ENI). Infrastructure as Code: Drive infrastructure automation, provisioning, and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible. Platform Scaling: Architect infrastructure to support expanding Exchange Market Making (EMM), Project Market Making (PMM), and TradFi exchange convergences. Observability & Reliability: Build telemetry and monitoring pipelines using Grafana Cloud and Alloy to ensure continuous visibility into platform performance. Technical Leadership: Guide the technical roadmap, mentor junior engineers, and act as an escalation lead for critical system incidents. Key Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, or SRE, with a focus on low-latency electronic trading environments . Deep Linux Internals Expertise: Advanced experience with kernel-level performance tuning, memory management, and network I/O optimization (isolcpus, network profiling, ring buff