SRE Lead (TradeOps)
Pinely
Posted: January 2, 2026
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Quick Summary
SRE Lead (TradeOps) is a hands-on role that requires expertise in C++ and Python for trading operations.
Required Skills
Job Description
We are building the team from scratch and want you to be a hands-on IC from day one. After that, we will gradually start building the team.
Responsibilities:
The main responsibility is to ensure and improve the availability of our trading binary:
• Operational management of trading activities, proactive trading monitoring;
• Incident management, rapid escalation, and mitigation;
• On-call duty;
• Debugging (C++ and Python code) and issue classification;
• Developing observability metrics and trading analytics;
• Staying informed (reading financial and technical news, monitoring exchange newsletters).
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, engineering, physics, math, etc.);
• 5+ years of experience in an SRE role;
• Programming skills (Python/Go preferred);
• Strong working knowledge of Unix systems;
• Ability to deploy, configure, and administer Linux-based servers (Docker, K8s, Grafana);
• Ability to identify areas for platform improvement in a complex technical environment;
• Excellent communication skills, with experience interfacing with both internal and external clients;
• Proficiency in English (B2/Upper-Intermediate or higher);
• Willingness to dive into a new domain area.
What we offer
• High base salary and social benefits;
• Generous bonus structure. We are very flexible in discussing salary and conditions of employment;
• Cutting-edge hardware and software in production as well as high technical expertise of the company which allows implementation of bold ideas and boosting great results. Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems;
• Ability to trade on dozens of international exchanges;
• Flexible workflow (lack of formalism and bureaucracy, no pressure and over-management) and working schedule;
• Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship.