Quantitative Developer, GUAS

Join our GUAS team in New York The D. E. Shaw group seeks talented quantitative developers to join its GUAS team. This team focuses on developing and enhancing a sophisticated trading system that is integral to the firm’s various trading strategies and activities. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive working environment.

What you’ll do day-to-day

• Apply mathematical techniques to research, develop, and maintain software that implements statistical models, investing, and trading for computerized financial strategies.
• Generate ideas, define research agendas, conduct modeling research, and create and improve investment systems.
• Design, develop, and deploy distributed real-time systems and tools to support Equities trading, back office activities, and trading systems support engineers in day-to-day operations.
• Provide real-time trading systems operational support through on-call rotations., 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.)

Do you have experience in Unit testing?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study. Three years of experience working with: ETF prospectuses and NAV modelling; convertible bonds; stock short sale volume data; order entry protocols including FIX, Nasdaq OUCH, and NYSE Pillar; developing generative AI tools with LangChain and prompt engineering; real-time Equities trading systems support; performance optimization techniques in Java and Python, including profilers and numba; statistical data analysis, including linear regression and significance testing; optimizing data storage for read/write performance on distributed workloads; building market simulators for backtesting trading strategies and forecasts; building monitoring software for data integrity and coverage; the full software development life cycle, including unit testing, code review, and post-deployment validation; and, programming experience in Python, Java, C++, and bash on UNIX systems.

Pulled from the full job description

• Prescription drug insurance
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching, The annual salary for this position is $275,000 - $275,000. 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, 401k contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program. Please email your resume and cover letter to recruitment-nyc@world.deshaw.com. Please reference 2026-5927 CWA in the subject or body of your email.

The D. 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.

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