Quant Systems: Systems Developer (New York)

The D. E. Shaw Group

$200K — $250K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience (up to 5 years)
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or Rust
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Experience with HPC and storage systems, particularly GPU infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Linux systems and networking is advantageous
  • Predominantly values curiosity and motivation over specific skills or experiences

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement workload scheduling
  • Manage and oversee fleet operations
  • Design and operate clustered file systems
  • Engage in software design and manage the software development life cycle
  • Tune kernel and network performance for low-latency applications
  • Collect metrics and perform data mining analysis

Benefits

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage
  • 401(k) contribution matching
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Family building benefits
  • Charitable gift match program
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

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


What we're 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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