Full-Time

Senior Kubernetes Engineer

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MarketAxess

MarketAxess

501-1,000 employees

Institutional electronic trading platform for fixed-income

Compensation Overview

£105k - £135kAnnually

+ Annual Cash Incentives + Equity + Other Benefit Programs

Senior

London, UK

Employees in Technology work in the office 2 or more days a week.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Cloud Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Agile
Python
JavaScript
Grafana
Apache Kafka
Java
C#
AWS
Prometheus
Terraform
Redis
Linux/Unix
Helm
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 5+ years of operating Kubernetes in Production
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, deploying, and automating infrastructure & platform services in Public Clouds (AWS preferred, GCP, and Azure) using Infrastructure as Code
  • Real world experience with distributed systems, especially Kubernetes; ideally experience with both cloud and/or on-premises Kubernetes deployments
  • Familiarity with GitOps, Automation and DevSecOps Pipeline tools
  • Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, Helm, Kustomize
  • Experience with Service Mesh (e.g. Istio)
  • Strong knowledge in at least one language: Java, C#, Python, JavaScript
  • Advanced level of Linux OS understanding and scripting skills
  • Experience with Prometheus, Grafana and other monitoring tools
  • Knowledge and experience with service-oriented architecture and event streaming (e.g., Confluent / Kafka) and caching platforms (e.g., Redis)
  • Understanding of Agile software development practices and operational excellence
  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
Responsibilities
  • Enhancing our platform capabilities such as Kubernetes as a Service, multi-region cluster support & fail-over and SRE practices
  • Operating Kubernetes clusters for application teams
  • Build & deliver the infrastructure and capabilities needed to enable application engineers to develop software according to cloud native principles
  • Develop and scale engineering best practices for containerized applications across the organization through automations, infrastructure and policy as code
  • Partner and collaborate with IT Infrastructure, Networking, Security, Application, and Data Engineering teams
  • Focus on improving the user experience for Kubernetes users and iteratively working towards higher degrees of usability and automation
  • Relentlessly obsess over how we build, enhance and maintain the trust of the platform users
  • Collaborate with Product and Program Managers to maximize the value we deliver to the firm's technology organization
Desired Qualifications
  • Bonus, experience with: EKS, EKS-Anywhere

MarketAxess operates an electronic trading platform focused on the fixed-income market, allowing institutions to trade bonds more efficiently. The platform connects over 2,000 firms, including major asset managers and broker-dealers, enabling them to access a unique liquidity pool through its Open Trading™ marketplace. This marketplace facilitates all-to-all trading, enhancing liquidity and execution quality while reducing costs. MarketAxess also provides automated trading solutions, market data products, and various pre- and post-trade services, utilizing its extensive data and analytics. Unlike its competitors, MarketAxess emphasizes a collaborative trading environment that benefits a wide range of credit market participants. The company's goal is to improve trading efficiency and transparency in the global fixed-income markets.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$41.1K

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2000

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI-driven analytics adoption enhances MarketAxess' data services and decision-making efficiency.
  • ESG investing rise expands MarketAxess' market opportunities in fixed-income products.
  • Electronic trading growth in emerging markets extends MarketAxess' platform reach and client base.

What critics are saying

  • New platforms with lower fees threaten MarketAxess' market share.
  • DeFi platforms offer peer-to-peer trading, challenging traditional platforms like MarketAxess.
  • Regulatory scrutiny may increase compliance costs for MarketAxess.

What makes MarketAxess unique

  • MarketAxess' Open Trading™ is a unique all-to-all trading solution in credit markets.
  • The platform serves over 2,000 firms, including top asset managers and broker-dealers.
  • MarketAxess offers comprehensive pre- and post-trade services with extensive data and analytics.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Tuition Assistance and Professional Development

Onsite Healthcare

Generous Parental Leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
MarketBeat
Mar 10th, 2025
Taika Capital LP Makes New $2.69 Million Investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Taika Capital LP makes new $2.69 million investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX).

MarketBeat
Mar 1st, 2025
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC makes new investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX).

MarketBeat
Feb 24th, 2025
Alberta Investment Management Corp Makes New Investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Alberta Investment Management Corp makes new investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX).

HR Tech Wire
Jan 28th, 2025
MarketAxess Elects Roberto Hoornweg to its Board of Directors

Most recently, Mr. Hoornweg was appointed the Co-Head, Corporate & Investment Banking at Standard Chartered in April 2024, after serving as Global Head of Financial Markets since January 2017.

ETF Daily News
Jan 16th, 2025
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC Makes New $258,000 Investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Pallas Capital Advisors LLC makes new $258,000 investment in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX).