Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Python)
Marks & Spencer Group plc16 hours ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support infrastructure solutions for the algorithmic trading business.
- Develop and maintain robust, resilient, scalable infrastructure automation and integration systems.
- Act as a subject matter expert for the Linux-based electronic trading infrastructure platform.
- Collaborate with development groups, system administrators, and enterprise infrastructure engineers to reduce costs and manage technology risk.
- Provide technical leadership and vision for a small business-aligned team of engineers and SREs.
- Mentor, coach, and lead less experienced engineers.
- Own components throughout the full lifecycle, from architecture design through ongoing support.
- Drive continuous improvement through reviews, blameless post-mortems, and other SRE practices.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of Python and standard software engineering concepts, including data structures, regular expressions, object-oriented programming, and advanced algorithms.
- Strong understanding of Unix components, including networking, daemon configuration, and operating system customization.
- Experience architecting large-scale, robust, resilient, and scalable systems.
- Domain expertise in infrastructure automation and integration.
- Ability to describe algorithmic and architectural trade-offs quantitatively or algebraically.
- Comfort developing in Linux and command-line environments.
- Knowledge of Linux debugging tools such as tcpdump and strace.
- Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, agentic workflows, test-driven development, and continuous integration.
- Proven technical leadership and ability to work independently on technical problems and customer interactions.
- Familiarity with Go is useful.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements and hybrid work opportunities are available.
- Morgan Stanley offers comprehensive employee benefits and perks for employees and their families.
- The company supports career mobility and opportunities to move across the business.
- The employer is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
About Marks & Spencer Group plc
Marks & Spencer Group plc is a British retailer selling clothing, home goods, and food to consumers through stores and ecommerce, with a focus on own-brand products. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in 1884, and is headquartered in London. In the UK, its online grocery offering runs via Ocado Retail, a joint venture in which M&S holds a significant stake.