Quant Systems: Systems Developer (New York)

About the role

The D. E. Shaw group seeks an inquisitive technology enthusiast to join its Quant Systems team as a systems developer. The Quant Systems team designs and maintains the firm’s largest compute infrastructure. This is a hands-on technical role within an engineering team responsible for high performance trading and research infrastructure.

Responsibilities You’ll work on a global team responsible for operating system platforms, software development tooling, high-performance computing, networking, and storage for research and trading, while engaging in a wide variety of technology initiatives in a distributed computing environment, including:

- Workload scheduling, design, and implementation

- Fleet management

- Clustered file system design and operation

- Software design and life cycle (SDLC)

- Kernel and network performance tuning for low-latency and high-throughput applications

- Metrics collection and data mining analysis

Who we are looking for - A degree in computer science (or another related technical discipline) or comparable experience of up to five years, along with a demonstrated interest in how technology works. - Proficiency in Python, Golang, Rust, or another similar language. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as superb organizational and time management abilities. - Experience working with complex HPC and storage systems, GPU-based infrastructure, and related data center and hardware environments is beneficial. - Knowledge of Linux-based systems and networking is a plus. - In keeping with our firm’s culture and the ever-changing nature of our work, we’re more interested in talent, curiosity, and motivation than we are in any particular skill or experience. - The expected annual base salary for this position is $200,000 to $250,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.

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