Quant Systems: Senior Linux Engineer (New York)

Job Overview

The D. E. Shaw Group is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to join its Quant Systems team in New York. This hands-on technical role involves working within an engineering team responsible for high-performance trading and research infrastructure, focusing on Linux-based systems and a variety of technology initiatives in a distributed computing environment.

Technical Requirements

Responsibilities

• • Design and maintain the firm’s largest compute infrastructure
• • Work on workload scheduling design and implementation
• • Implement fleet management and clustered file system design
• • Optimize software design and life cycle (SDLC)
• • Tune kernel and network performance for low-latency and high-throughput applications
• • Conduct metrics collection and data mining analysis

Technical Environment

Benefits & Perks

• • Medical and prescription drug coverage
• • 401(k) contribution matching
• • Wellness reimbursement
• • Family building benefits
• • Charitable gift match program
• • Year-end bonus guaranteed in the first year of hire