Head of Scalable Compute Performance Engineering

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quantitative finance firm is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Compute Performance Engineering team. This hands-on role involves designing techniques to optimise large-scale workloads in Linux HPC and Kubernetes environments. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a background in Computer Science, and experience with performance benchmarking. This position offers competitive compensation, generous leave, and various benefits to enhance work-life balance.

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation

Lunch provided

35 days annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of engineers.
• Strong background in computer science.
• Expertise in optimising large-scale workloads.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term strategy for performance engineering.
• Provide leadership and mentorship for engineers.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand compute challenges.
• Profile and tune large-scale workloads.

Skills

Managing and developing engineers

Profiling, benchmarking and optimising workloads

Proficiency in programming languages

Excellent communication skills

Education

BSc, MSc, PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science

Tools

perf

eBPF

VTune

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

A leading quantitative finance firm is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Compute Performance Engineering team. This hands-on role involves designing techniques to optimise large-scale workloads in Linux HPC and Kubernetes environments. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a background in Computer Science, and experience with performance benchmarking. This position offers competitive compensation, generous leave, and various benefits to enhance work-life balance.