Proprietary Trading
Software Engineer, Insights
at Two Sigma
ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
Posted 7 days ago
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The role involves leading technical initiatives for the Insights team at Two Sigma, where a Software Engineer will oversee large-scale product development, including web frameworks like React, fostering innovation, collaboration across teams, and mentoring engineers. This Experienced position requires significant expertise in software engineering, architecture, and cloud technologies, with a focus on driving long-term impact in data monetization and external research engagement platforms.
- Compensation
- $165,000 – $325,000 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.
The Insights team’s mission is to harness the power of external crowds to generate actionable, alpha-producing insights for Two Sigma and help monetize them. This cross-functional group designs and builds programs and products that engage networks of research experts across the globe. Our work spans external-facing websites, mobile applications, and APIs on the cloud as well as research and modeling frameworks utilized by our modeling partners. This combined product and platform work enables us to source specialized expertise and continually push the boundaries of how we monetize this rich wealth of information.
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to serve as Tech Lead for several of the Insights team’s flagship initiatives. In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of several large-scale product and monetization initiatives, guiding projects from concept through delivery. You will play a critical role in shaping the team’s technical roadmap, ensuring architectural soundness, scalability, and long-term impact.
You will take on the following responsibilities:
- Drive technical strategy, delivering impactful solutions today while positioning for long-term innovation.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with business, product, and modeling partners to enhance and optimize our platforms.
- Take on broader leadership responsibilities, helping shape the team’s growth, capabilities, and long-term trajectory.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering both technical mastery and professional growth.
- Champion team culture and engineering best practices, fostering an environment of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
You should possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum 1 year of experience required; 7-15 years of experience in software engineering preferred
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with a modern web framework, preferably React
- Demonstrated leadership in driving large, cross-functional engineering initiatives, including influencing technical direction and fostering collaboration across teams.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work constructively with product, research, and business partners.
- Track record of building and operating large-scale, customer-facing applications and platforms; experience in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) is desirable.
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 $325,000. 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. Discretionary bonus can be a significant portion of total compensation.
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. Two Sigma is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
