Systems: Cloud Engineer

Job description

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 What we’re looking for - 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.