Hybrid Cloud & Grid Compute Platform Engineer

D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

Medical and prescription drug coverage

401(k) contribution matching

Wellness reimbursement

Family building benefits

Charitable gift match program

Job summary

D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P. is seeking a skilled cloud platform engineer to join its Systems team in New York. You will design, build, and operate hybrid grid computing, enabling bursts to AWS, GCP, and Azure while collaborating with technologists across the firm.

The role emphasizes reliability, automation, and cloud observability, with exposure to Go, Python, Rust, Terraform, and Linux. Expect a competitive base salary, year-end bonus, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of infrastructure or software engineering experience with production systems.
• Hands-on Linux experience in a hybrid environment, with debugging across networks.
• Experience with Terraform and programming languages Go, Python, or Rust.
• Strong communication and ability to work independently and drive initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate hybrid grid computing that bursts to cloud across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Contribute to the reliability and performance of Linux-based compute platforms and networking.
• Develop tooling and automation to standardize cloud usage.
• Manage cloud platform observability and participate in escalation rotations.
• Partner with teams to identify cloud opportunities and guide adoption of suitable solutions.

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

Linux

Tools

Terraform

Job description

D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P. is seeking a skilled cloud platform engineer to join its Systems team in New York. You will design, build, and operate hybrid grid computing, enabling bursts to AWS, GCP, and Azure while collaborating with technologists across the firm.

The role emphasizes reliability, automation, and cloud observability, with exposure to Go, Python, Rust, Terraform, and Linux. Expect a competitive base salary, year-end bonus, and comprehensive benefits.