Low Latency Network Engineer (Trading Infrastructure)Location: MumbaiType: PermanentExperience: 10 plus years in network/infrastructure engineering (trading/HFT experience strongly preferred)Design, build and support the high-performance network that powers a proprietary trading firm's global strategy. You'll work on ultra-low-latency LAN/WAN, multicast market-data distribution and exchange connectivity across colocation data centres, with a heavy focus on performance, resilience and automation. This role sits at the core of the trading platform—close to traders, developers and infrastructure teams—where microsecond-level improvements matter.What you'll doDesign, implement and maintain low-latency network infrastructure for trading applications (Arista/Cisco, leaf–spine, bare-metal servers).Configure and tune Layer 2/3 protocols: BGP, OSPF, VRF, PIM/IGMP, multicast, QoS, STP, NAT.Support exchange connectivity, cross-connects and colocation deployments; work with carriers and data-centre teams.Troubleshoot latency, jitter, packet loss and microbursts using tcpdump, Wireshark,



NIC stats and switch telemetry.Automate network changes and validations using Python, Bash and/or Ansible; contribute to IaC and CI/CD pipelines.Monitor network health and performance; create dashboards and alerts for proactive incident management.What we're looking forBachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics/Telecommunications or related field.10 plus years of hands-on networking experience, ideally in HFT, prop trading, exchanges or other latency-sensitive environments.Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, routing (BGP/OSPF), switching, VLANs and data-centre networking.Practical experience with Arista and/or Cisco NX-OS in production trading or financial-services environments.Robust Linux networking fundamentals; comfortable working in a terminal and with performance tooling.Proven troubleshooting skills for low-latency issues (packet captures, NIC/driver tuning, switch buffers, PTP/NTP).Apply now for an confidential chat

📌 Network Engineer (Maharashtra)
🏢 Autonomai Recruitment
📍 Maharashtra