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Tower Research Capital

Platform as a Service Engineer

Gurgaon
Level
Mid

Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.

Open. First seen 3 October 2026.

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About the role

Tower Research Capital's standard text

Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.

Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.

At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do — combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.

At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, building, maintaining and operating bare metal Kubernetes clusters
  • Developing Kubernetes operator
  • Owning, maintaining, developing tooling and documentation for developers
  • Packaging, maintaining platform as a service build blocks such as stream services, data orchestrators, databases, caches, etc
  • Bringing innovation to the Platform

Qualifications

  • A master’s degree or PhD in computer science or a related field.
  • At least 3–7 years of experience working with Kubernetes as both a user and administrator.
  • Expertise in one or more programming languages, including Python, Rust, Go, or C++, with strong knowledge of system programming, Linux, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, large-scale configuration management systems, observability practices and tooling, and distributed systems such as Kafka and Etcd.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure technologies and protocols, including DNS, networking, security, enterprise storage solutions, and GPU operations and development.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems and collaborate effectively in large-scale infrastructure environments.
Tower Research Capital's standard text

Benefits :

Tower’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC’s Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world.

At Tower, we believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why we foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive – without the egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.

Our benefits include:

  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
  • Hybrid working opportunities
  • Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
  • In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
  • Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
  • Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
  • Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
  • Workshops and continuous learning opportunities
Tower Research Capital's standard text

At Tower, you’ll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. Just great people doing great work – together.

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Golang · Kafka · Rust

Rare in Tower Research Capital's other 52 open postings.

In most of Tower Research Capital's ads

FPGA · Linux · Machine Learning · Python

Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.

43% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Tower Research Capital's standard text, folded away below.

Read against Tower Research Capital's other open postings on this site.

The team: Infrastructure Engineering

This role is one of 8 open in Infrastructure Engineering.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

FPGA (8 of 8), Linux (8 of 8), Machine Learning (8 of 8), Python (8 of 8), Ansible (6 of 8), Bash (5 of 8), CI/CD (5 of 8)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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