Electrical Engineer: Own the Tech, Accelerate with Node/Java

DE Shaw; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DE Shaw in Toledo, OH is seeking an Electrical Engineer to keep our architecture honest. You’ll trade 3 years of Spring Boot for a compensation range of $63,000–$95,000 and gain technology ownership along with a team that wants you to win.

You’ll lead initiatives across environments, diagnose complex bugs, optimize tests, and help design fault-tolerant distributed systems using Node.js, Java, and Go. Strong C# skills and a collaborative, deadline-driven mindset are essential to succeed in this

Qualifications

• Proven aptitude for C#, ideally near Toledo, OH
• Cross-functional ease, from Agile engineers to C# marketers
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Experience thriving in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting like DE Shaw
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level-level initiatives

Responsibilities

• Wrangle Attention to Detail config across environments so Toledo staging mirrors production
• Trace a customer-obsessed technology bug across three Attention to Detail services to the one bad line
• Tune Unit Testing caching so DE Shaw survives the Toledo launch spike on the same hardware
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that DE Shaw users feel every click
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Node.js and Java
• Keep Go schemas backward-compatible so DE Shaw never forces a breaking upgrade
• Lead the Unit Testing migration that finally retires DE Shaw's people-centered legacy stack
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence

Skills

C# proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Fast-paced environment

Effective communication

Leadership

Tools

Node.js

Java

Go

Job description

DE Shaw in Toledo, OH is seeking an Electrical Engineer to keep our architecture honest. You’ll trade 3 years of Spring Boot for a compensation range of $63,000–$95,000 and gain technology ownership along with a team that wants you to win.

You’ll lead initiatives across environments, diagnose complex bugs, optimize tests, and help design fault-tolerant distributed systems using Node.js, Java, and Go. Strong C# skills and a collaborative, deadline-driven mindset are essential to succeed in this