High-Performance Systems Engineer - Research & Trading Infra

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a Systems Developer to work on high-performance research and trading infrastructure. The role spans large-scale compute, OS level work, development tooling, networking, and storage.

You will operate in a distributed computing environment, shaping workload scheduling, fleet management, and low-latency systems performance. This hands-on position requires strong programming in Python/Go/Rust, a technical degree or equivalent experience, and a curious, proactive approach to

Qualifications

• Computer science or related technical degree, or up to five years of practical experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or Rust.
• Ability to communicate clearly and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve workload scheduling and fleet-management for large compute environments.
• Contribute to clustered file-system design, tooling and platform reliability.
• Investigate and tune kernel and network performance for low-latency, high-throughput work.
• Build metrics collection and analysis tools for infrastructure insights.
• Collaborate with a global engineering team supporting research and trading workloads.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

Education

Computer Science degree

Job description

Referment is seeking a Systems Developer to work on high-performance research and trading infrastructure. The role spans large-scale compute, OS level work, development tooling, networking, and storage.

You will operate in a distributed computing environment, shaping workload scheduling, fleet management, and low-latency systems performance. This hands-on position requires strong programming in Python/Go/Rust, a technical degree or equivalent experience, and a curious, proactive approach to