Systems: Cloud Engineer

The D.E.Shaw group seeks a skilled cloud platform engineer to join its Systems team. This engineer will engage directly with technologists across the firm, identifying high-impact opportunities and moving quickly from experimentation to delivery, helping build and operate the hybrid grid computing infrastructure.

What you’ll do day-to-day

• Help design, build, and operate hybrid grid computing that bursts compute to the cloud across AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Contribute to the reliability and performance of Linux-based compute platforms and the networking that supports them.
• Develop tooling and automation that simplify and normalize how the firm uses cloud capabilities
• Manage cloud platform observability and share in a cloud ops escalation rotation, owning issues from triage through remediation
• Partner with teams across the firm to identify high-impact cloud opportunities and guide adoption of solutions suited to their needs, The D.E.Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D.E.Shaw group maintains offices, to other D.E.Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D.E.Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D.E.Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D.E.Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)

Five to seven years of infrastructure or software engineering experience with production systems, plus hands-on time in a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Hands-on Linux experience operating a hybrid environment, with the ability to debug network traffic across both public internet and private links.

Experience with modern development and infrastructure as code practices (e.g. Terraform), and proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, or Rust preferred. A solid grounding in security fundamentals, applied to building cloud systems that are secure by default.

Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills, with the ability to operate independently and drive initiatives forward.

The expected annual base salary for this position is $225,000 to $300,000. 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.

TheD.E.Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.

The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.