Proprietary Trading
Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform Engineering
at Two Sigma
ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
Posted 7 days ago
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This role involves designing and maintaining scalable, distributed enterprise platforms for Two Sigma, a financial innovation company. The position requires strong software engineering experience, expertise in Linux, distributed systems, and experience with Python/Java/C++. Responsibilities include building on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure, integrating emerging technologies (like Gen AI), and driving platform engineering best practices across teams.
- Compensation
- $165,000 – $250,000 USD
- City
- New York
- Country
- Not specified
Currency: $ (USD)
Full Job Description
Two Sigma is a financial sciences company, combining data analysis, invention, and rigorous inquiry to help solve the toughest challenges in investment management, securities, private equity, and venture capital.
Our team of scientists, technologists, and academics looks beyond the traditional to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most complex economic problems.
Our team of scientists, technologists, and academics looks beyond the traditional to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most complex economic problems.
Enterprise Platform Engineering (EPE) delivers the technical platform that empowers Two Sigma’s people and trading businesses to rapidly scale, collaborate, and innovate while minimizing risk. Our team is responsible for massively scaled infrastructure and systems that power workflows across research, simulation and live-trading. We develop frameworks and applications that enable other engineering teams and business users to accomplish business critical goals, with a focus on robust design and high-quality code.
You will take on the following responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, distributed infrastructure platforms across on-premise and the public cloud that enable engineers and data scientists to deploy and operate workloads efficiently.
- Evaluate and integrate new technologies (such as Gen AI) and open-source tools into the platform ecosystem, conducting proof-of-concepts and making data-driven recommendations for adoption.
- Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response efforts, conducting thorough post-mortems and implementing preventive measures to improve system resilience.
- Define and promote platform engineering best practices, architectural patterns, and technology standards across the organization through documentation, training sessions, and hands-on support.
- Lead cross-functional platform initiatives from conception to delivery, coordinating with multiple engineering teams, product managers, and collaborators to define requirements, establish timelines, and ensure successful adoption of new platform capabilities.
You should possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum 1 year of experience required; 5-12 years of experience in software engineering preferred
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- In-depth knowledge of Linux operating system and network fundamentals. Good understanding of system performance
- Experience of working on large distributed system
- Experience with Python, Java, or C++
- Background in GenAI-driven systems development is a plus
You will enjoy the following benefits:
- Core Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents, competitive 401k match, employer-paid life & disability insurance
- Perks: Onsite gyms with laundry service, wellness activities, casual dress, snacks, game rooms
- Learning: Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship
- Time Off: Generous vacation and unlimited sick days, competitive paid caregiver leaves
- Hybrid Work Policy: Flexible in-office days with budget for home office setup
The base pay for this role will be between $165,000 and $250,000. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, health, dental and other wellness plans and 401(k) contributions.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.
