Systems Engineer

Databento

Systems Engineer managing systems and network configurations for a next-generation market data provider. Involves maintaining data infrastructure and supporting deployments within engineering team.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timePortland • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleLinuxPuppetPythonSwitchingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Systems and network configuration.
Bare-metal and containerized application deployment.
Maintaining large storage clusters.
Instrumenting performance measurement and alerts.
Improving systems automation and tooling.
On-call support.
Coordinating bulk data delivery to customers and vendor partners.
Occasional physical infrastructure deliveries and systems provisioning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong Linux knowledge.
Experience with systems configuration and provisioning (PXE, Puppet, and Ansible preferred; Terraform).
Understanding of storage concepts (RAID, LVM, popular filesystems, distributed storage).
Basic networking (OSI model, IP protocols, switching/routing).
Ability to code in Python and write shell scripts.
DevOps/GitOps mindset.
Prior internship experience or 2+ years in full-time systems engineering or infrastructure roles.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; H-1B visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits
401(k) matching for full-time employees
100% remote work

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linuxsystems configurationprovisioningPXEPuppetAnsibleTerraformPythonshell scriptingstorage concepts

Soft Skills

on-call supportcoordination

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science