# Platform Engineer

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity. From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas. As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm. Take the next step in your career. The role Platform Engineering is a new team within Core Infrastructure, responsible for the platform desktop. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for the Linux image used across the estate, the pipeline that builds it and the tooling that provisions it. You will also support the day-to-day health of the machines it runs on. You will bring strong Linux skills, a pragmatic approach to automation and the ability to work directly with the teams who depend on the desktop. This is a small, newly formed team with a broad remit spanning image builds, provisioning, sec

- **Id**: 1034242
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/g-research-platform-desktop-engineer>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-18T15:39:23Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T17:06:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 50
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4292
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Company events
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Machine Learning, Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

## Company

- **Id**: 445185
- **Name**: G-Research
- **Domain**: gresearch.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/g-research>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 58
- **Ghost share**: 0.017
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 97
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 67000
- **Max usd**: 150000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 215

## Technologies

- **Bash** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Jenkins** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **OpenStack** — Optional: no
- **Packer** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 49

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-18T15:39:23Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 79
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.881
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 49
- **Expected fill days**: 97
- **Reasons**: conf:5, velocity, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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