Site Reliability Engineer at TXSE (Dallas, TX)

TXSE· Dallas, TX·5d ago

Role details

Work type

Hybrid

Employment

Full-Time

Job description

TXSE is building the next-generation exchange infrastructure to support transparent, efficient, and resilient capital markets. With SEC approval and $275MM in funding, we are currently hiring a Site Reliability Engineer to help with a greenfield infrastructure build out.

Requirements

Proficiency in automation and scripting tools (Ansible and Terraform are required as they are a large part of our environment).
Proficiency supporting Linux Systems, general Linux Sys Administration, and Linux command line expertise.
Monitoring & Incident Response: Monitor platform and infrastructure health, respond to incidents, troubleshoot service issues, and assist with root cause analysis to reduce downtime and operational risk. Exposure to Grafana, Prometheus or similar monitoring systems.
Cloud Operations: Support workloads in AWS and Azure, including troubleshooting issues related to compute, networking, storage, access, and security in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Enterprise Hardware & Storage Support: Support infrastructure running on Dell PowerEdge servers and assist in maintaining enterprise storage platforms, including performance monitoring, replication support, and capacity tracking.
Experience with both on-prem and cloud infrastructure
Experience with CI/CD and developer platform tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Enterprise, SonarQube, Artifactory, or GitHub Actions runners.

Nice to have

Red Hat OpenShift and/or Kubernetes in production or non-production environments.
Multi-tenant cloud experience
Systems/Software Development experience in Python
Authentication services, DNS, and time synchronization concepts in distributed environments.
Experience with enterprise server hardware and storage platforms is a plus
Experience working in low latency environments, start-ups, prior experience within exchanges/trading firms
Ability to context switch, and work highly effective in autonomous environments.

Why work at TXSE

Opportunity to be part of a historic launch of a new national securities exchange, with the chance to shape its culture and technology from the ground up.
Hybrid and on-site roles available in Dallas, TX and New York, NY (roles include Site Reliability Engineer, Senior Systems Architect, Director of Compliance).
Leadership team combines deep expertise in market structure, regulation, and corporate governance.
Culture emphasizes transparency, competition, and long-term alignment with issuers and investors.
Perks not explicitly detailed, but the exchange is well-capitalized and growing, suggesting competitive compensation and a dynamic startup-like environment within a regulated industry.

About TXSE

Company Overview

One-liner: A national securities exchange headquartered in Dallas, Texas, built to bring real competition and choice to U.S. equity markets.
Entity Type: Private (well-capitalized, backed by some of the largest financial institutions and liquidity providers)
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA
Founded: Not publicly available (SEC approved recently; temporary headquarters established in Dallas)
Founders: Not publicly available (leadership includes Lee as Chairman and CEO)

Core Business

Primary industry: Financial services / Securities exchange
Target customers: B2B – U.S. and international issuers, investors, and market participants (including exchange-traded product sponsors)
Mission or purpose statement: "Bringing greater competition, transparency, and choice to U.S. equity markets" (txse.com)

Products & Services

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE): A fully integrated, electronic, national securities exchange for listing and trading equities and exchange-traded products (ETPs). Provides quotation and trade-visibility services, issuer co-branding support, and a conference center for market events.

Market Standing

Valuation/Market Cap: Not disclosed (described as "the most well-capitalized equities exchange to ever be approved by the SEC")
Key Metric: Total funding not publicly available; backed by "some of the largest financial institutions and liquidity providers in the world"
Notable Investors/Partners: Strategic partners include major financial institutions and liquidity providers (names not specified in available materials)
Growth Signals: Building the Texas Market Center (TMC) in Dallas; actively hiring across multiple roles (IT, Compliance, Engineering) in Dallas and New York; expanding its listing and trading ecosystem

Competitive Advantages

Only national securities exchange built, headquartered, and incorporated in Texas, offering a differentiated geographic and regulatory position.
Issuer-aligned and transparent standards designed to compete with incumbent exchanges.
Backed by deep-pocketed institutional investors, providing strong capitalization and credibility.
Fully electronic infrastructure with a focus on modern market structure.

Strategic Focus

Current priorities include establishing the exchange as a viable alternative for corporate listings, expanding its suite of exchange-traded products, and building out the Texas Market Center as a physical hub for market ceremonies and issuer services.
Growing the team across technology, compliance, operations, and trading to support exchange launch and ongoing operations.

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