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Our Hardware Platform Engineers are responsible for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing hardware platforms while developing software applications to control and monitor production systems. As a member of the team you will take a lead role in:\n\nTesting and troubleshooting hardware equipment\n\nDefining and implementing hardware platform deployment plans\n\nDeveloping and maintaining applications to control/monitor custom hardware platforms\n\nResearching and evaluating hardware providers, features, and capabilities\n\nVirtu offers a dynamic, meritocratic environment with a flat hierarchy. No finance background is necessary or expected. 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