--- title: 'Network Engineer (Trading Infrastructure) at Eqvilent' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/network-engineer-trading-infrastructure-eqvilent-remote-46b4mkwy8skn' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-15' --- # Network Engineer (Trading Infrastructure) at Eqvilent - **Company:** Eqvilent - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/eqvilentjobs/jobs/4908964101 ## Job description We’re looking for a Network Engineer to join our Trading Infrastructure team. You will work on end-to-end network tasks: from new site and provider connectivity to validation, troubleshooting, and performance bottleneck analysis. The role is focused on low-latency and performance-sensitive environments and involves close collaboration with vendors, carriers, systems and hardware engineers. ## What You’ll be doing - Design, build, and operate network connectivity for trading infrastructure across colocation sites and regions - Deliver end-to-end network setups: cross-connects, routing, validation testing, and go-live readiness - Investigate and resolve complex network issues affecting latency, jitter, packet loss, or reliability - Identify and address bottlenecks across the stack together with systems and hardware engineers - Support timing-sensitive networking (PTP/NTP): bring-up, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting - Work on connectivity to cloud providers - Improve repeatability through automation, templates, and tooling - Contribute to operational readiness: runbooks, checklists, incident reviews (RCA), inventory and documentation - Participate in scheduled on-call rotations to support network operations and incident response What we look for in you: - Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production networks, Linux and NGFW - Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, L2/L3 design) - Good understanding of how networks impact system and application performance - Ability to work end-to-end and collaborate across domains (systems, hardware, vendors) - Automation mindset; scripting experience (Python/Bash) is a plus - Passion for technology and continuous learning Nice-to-Have: - Experience in low-latency or performance-sensitive environments (trading, exchanges, market data) - Colocation and provider connectivity experience (cross-connects, optics, acceptance testing) - Experience with cloud connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect, etc.) - PTP/NTP experience and understanding of timing-related failure modes - CCNP-level (CCNP SP / CCNP DC / CCNP Ent knowledge or equivalent hands-on experience Why should you join our team? - Exciting challenges with ample opportunities for personal and professional growth - A welcoming international team of highly qualified professionals - Cutting-edge hardware and technology - Work remotely from anywhere in the world - Access any of our global offices anytime - Flexible schedule - 40 paid days off - Competitive salary ## About Eqvilent ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Eqvilent is a global quantitative trading firm that uses machine learning, deep learning, and FPGA technology to provide liquidity across financial markets. - **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped, investor-free) - **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Stanislav Semenov (Founder & CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Quantitative trading / High-frequency trading (HFT) - **Target customers**: Financial exchanges, institutional counterparties, and market participants (B2B) - **Mission/Purpose**: “Provide liquidity on financial markets with cutting-edge technologies” (inferred from website) ## Products & Services - **Algorithmic Liquidity Provision**: Eqvilent operates as a market maker across equities, derivatives, and currencies, using proprietary algorithms to execute over 10 million trades daily. - **High-Performance Computing Infrastructure**: The firm runs 2,000+ GPUs, 31,000+ CPU cores, 1.5 PB+ system RAM, and 75 PB+ storage, with a total power capacity of up to 4.5 MW. - **Trading Technology Stack**: Deep learning, FPGA-based acceleration, signal processing, and MLOps pipelines. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: 10 million+ trades per day; 200+ professionals worldwide (as of late 2025) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors (investor-free). Key infrastructure partners in India include Tata Communications, Bharti Airtel, and Comtel. - **Growth Signals**: - Received SEBI registration in India (July 2025) to operate as a stock broker in equities, derivatives, and currency markets. - Authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MiFID II licence) in July 2025, expanding into the European market. - Opened offices in London, Lisbon, Malta, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Dubai. - Continues to hire aggressively across quantitative research, machine learning, engineering, and compliance roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Talent density**: The team includes 10+ Kaggle Grandmasters and highly specialised quantitative researchers. - **Hardware edge**: Ownership of a massive GPU/CPU cluster (2,000+ GPUs, 31,000+ CPU cores) gives the firm a significant speed and compute advantage in strategy backtesting and execution. - **Regulatory breadth**: Licensed in multiple jurisdictions (Malta, Dubai DIFC, UK, India, Hong Kong) enabling global market access. - **Remote-first culture**: Entirely remote-friendly with optional offices, attracting top global talent without relocation barriers. ## Strategic Focus - **Geographic expansion**: Establishing local presence in high-growth markets such as India (via SEBI registration) and Europe (via MiFID II licence). - **Technology leadership**: Continued investment in deep learning, FPGA, and ultra-low-latency infrastructure. - **Talent acquisition**: Scaling the team across quantitative research, engineering, and compliance while maintaining high hiring bar. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first**: “Work from anywhere, anytime” – fully remote-friendly policy. - **Culture**: No dress code (“suits strictly prohibited”), flexible hours, generous leave. - **Compensation**: Attractive packages including competitive salary, equity-like incentives? (not specified), and benefits. - **Equipment**: “SOTA Equipment” – latest tools and technology provided. - **Professional development**: Access to courses, workshops, and certifications; team of world-class researchers to learn from. - **Global offices**: Presence in Dubai, London, Lisbon, Malta, Mumbai, Hong Kong – option to work from any of these hubs. ## Sources 1. [Eqvilent – About Us](https://www.eqvilent.com/about) 2. [Eqvilent – Quantitative Trading](https://www.eqvilent.com/) 3. [Eqvilent – Careers](https://www.eqvilent.com/careers) 4. [Eqvilent Jobs on Greenhouse](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/eqvilentjobs) 5. 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