Hudson River Trading
Systems Engineer - Research & Development
Hudson River Trading, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80301
Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for Systems Engineers to join our growing Research & Development team. This team builds and maintains an exceptionally large and growing distributed compute cluster, a petabyte-scale storage layer, operating systems, automation software, and development tools. Much of our hardware layer and operating system layer reflect the state-of-the-art at any given time.
As a full-time Systems Engineer, you’ll work on projects that impact our live trading and research and allow them to run worldwide 24/7. A typical day could include scaling and keeping our High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment running smoothly or designing and building services to improve HRT’s research environment, but responsibilities are broad! Your day could also consist of hardware and software installation and configuration, remote administration, monitoring, new hardware and software testing, automation and tool development, and performance tuning.
Responsibilities
Plan/execute technical projects to make our Linux research systems (hardware, network, OS, etc) faster, adaptable, and more maintainable
Manage and optimize large scale distributed compute/HPC clusters
Automate/troubleshoot a broad range of technical infrastructure including configuration management, monitoring, metrics, and logging
Troubleshoot hardware and software issues throughout the stack, from kernel to HPC scheduler
Performance testing and tuning
Scripting to automate repetitive tasks
Working with vendors and upstream to resolve issues
Profile
You enjoy tinkering with technology in your spare time
Ability to manage time efficiently
Can work independently and as a team player, demonstrating leadership in a flat organization
Exceptional communication skills - this role will require cross-collaboration with various stakeholders across HRT
You are resourceful, have a sense of urgency, and are motivated to make things better and to always be learning. You don’t only want to just get the job done, you always want to deliver the highest quality work.
5+ years of relevant experience
Qualifications
Expertise in installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux systems
Comfortable using Linux/UNIX command line tools and tuning kernel performance
Experience with configuration management tools
Python or Shell scripting experience
Attention to detail needed to manage and debug production services
Strong communication and organization
Ability to context switch to work on several projects at once
Experience and knowledge of dpkg is a plus
Application Information
This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline. Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package. In addition, Hudson River Trading offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, educational reimbursement, and fitness stipend.
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As a full-time Systems Engineer, you’ll work on projects that impact our live trading and research and allow them to run worldwide 24/7. A typical day could include scaling and keeping our High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment running smoothly or designing and building services to improve HRT’s research environment, but responsibilities are broad! Your day could also consist of hardware and software installation and configuration, remote administration, monitoring, new hardware and software testing, automation and tool development, and performance tuning.
Responsibilities
Plan/execute technical projects to make our Linux research systems (hardware, network, OS, etc) faster, adaptable, and more maintainable
Manage and optimize large scale distributed compute/HPC clusters
Automate/troubleshoot a broad range of technical infrastructure including configuration management, monitoring, metrics, and logging
Troubleshoot hardware and software issues throughout the stack, from kernel to HPC scheduler
Performance testing and tuning
Scripting to automate repetitive tasks
Working with vendors and upstream to resolve issues
Profile
You enjoy tinkering with technology in your spare time
Ability to manage time efficiently
Can work independently and as a team player, demonstrating leadership in a flat organization
Exceptional communication skills - this role will require cross-collaboration with various stakeholders across HRT
You are resourceful, have a sense of urgency, and are motivated to make things better and to always be learning. You don’t only want to just get the job done, you always want to deliver the highest quality work.
5+ years of relevant experience
Qualifications
Expertise in installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux systems
Comfortable using Linux/UNIX command line tools and tuning kernel performance
Experience with configuration management tools
Python or Shell scripting experience
Attention to detail needed to manage and debug production services
Strong communication and organization
Ability to context switch to work on several projects at once
Experience and knowledge of dpkg is a plus
Application Information
This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline. Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package. In addition, Hudson River Trading offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, educational reimbursement, and fitness stipend.
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