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# Quant Systems: Systems Developer (New York)

- **Company:** The D. E. Shaw Group
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Data Mining, File Systems, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), High Performance Computing, Information Technology, Golang
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_7ac3d85109c1b42238f332a22e161174

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

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