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Full-Time

Site Reliability Engineer – Lead

SRE

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Trumid

Trumid

51-200 employees

Electronic trading platform for corporate bonds

Data & Analytics
Financial Services
Fintech

Compensation Overview

$220k - $300kAnnually

+ Discretionary Bonuses + Other Compensation + Benefits

Senior

Remote in USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Bash
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Python
Docker
AWS
Terraform
Ansible
Development Operations (DevOps)
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • SRE expert with foundation knowledge of SRE best practices.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience managing large-scale and highly-available cloud-based systems.
  • Deep understanding of cloud components in at least one of the major cloud providers (eg, AWS, GCP, Azure), including infrastructure, services, and tooling.
  • Expertise in containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and experience with deployment strategies such as blue-green and canary deployments.
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience in integrating reliability practices within CI/CD processes.
  • Proficient with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager) to ensure system health and to create effective alerting mechanisms.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible and experience automating infrastructure deployment and management.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, focusing on diagnosing complex issues in large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, capable of working effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Passion for reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent) and at least 5 years of professional experience at a fast-paced tech oriented company.
Responsibilities
  • Transform the SRE function to evolve, simplify, and scale existing solutions. Innovate and create new solutions and practices where needed.
  • Drive improvements in system reliability, scalability, and performance through innovative solutions and industry best practices.
  • Lead incident response efforts, including troubleshooting, resolution, and conducting post-mortem analysis to prevent future incidents.
  • Automate repetitive tasks to reduce manual intervention and improve operational efficiency.
  • Collaborate closely with software development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to embed reliability into the development lifecycle.
  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and resilient infrastructure to meet the demands of our growing client base.
  • Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks to ensure system health and to identify and resolve issues preemptively.
  • Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning to support future growth.

Trumid Financial LLC focuses on electronic trading of corporate bonds through its platform, Market Center 2.0, which allows traders to buy and sell bonds directly and anonymously. The platform primarily serves institutional clients, providing them with liquidity and a user-friendly trading experience. Trumid differentiates itself by addressing liquidity challenges in the market and generating revenue through transaction fees and a new data product offering market insights. The company's goal is to enhance market efficiency in corporate bond trading and lead in the digitization of this sector.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$603.3M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

26%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Trumid has shown impressive growth with daily user trading up by 80% and daily trade volumes nearly doubling over the past year, indicating strong market acceptance and reliability.
  • The company's continuous innovation, such as the introduction of new trading protocols like Portfolio Trading (PT) and Request for Quote (RFQ), drives user engagement and platform adoption.
  • Trumid's ability to attract high-profile hires like Jason Quinn as Global Head of Sales and Charlie Collins as Head of European Credit demonstrates its commitment to expanding its market footprint and enhancing its leadership team.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape of electronic bond trading is intense, with numerous players vying for market share, which could impact Trumid's growth trajectory.
  • Reliance on transaction fees as a primary revenue source may pose risks if trading volumes decline due to market conditions.

What makes Trumid unique

  • Trumid's Market Center 2.0 platform offers anonymous trading, which is a unique feature in the corporate bond market, enhancing user privacy and trading efficiency.
  • The company's focus on institutional clients like asset managers and hedge funds allows it to specialize in providing liquidity in a 'liquidity parched' market, setting it apart from competitors.
  • Trumid's new data product provides valuable market insights and analytics, adding an additional revenue stream and enhancing the trading experience.