Who We Are

Our client is a global quantitative hedge fund operating across major liquid asset classes worldwide. Technology and research sit at the core of the business, with platform engineering teams building the infrastructure that enables large-scale quantitative research, high-performance computing, and data-driven innovation across global markets.

The Research Platform team develops the foundational systems researchers depend on every day, spanning distributed computing, workload orchestration, observability, security, and platform tooling.

We welcome applicants from across the globe. Relocation support will be provided for suitable candidates.

We Are Seeking: Software Engineer - Research Platform

This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, platform engineering, and high-performance computing.

You will design and build the services, tooling, and infrastructure that power large-scale research workloads, helping researchers run compute-intensive jobs efficiently, reliably, and securely across a global platform.

Experience working with large-scale distributed systems, internal developer platforms, HPC environments, or other performance-sensitive environments is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate distributed services supporting compute workloads and data access
Develop platform APIs and tooling that improve researcher productivity
Improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of research infrastructure
Build solutions for scheduling, resource management, observability, and security
Partner with researchers and infrastructure teams to deliver platform capabilities
Take ownership of systems from design through production operation

Requirements

5+ years of experience building and operating distributed systems in production
Strong programming skills in C++, Java, Rust, Go, or similar systems languages
Strong understanding of:
Distributed systems
Concurrency
Reliability
Fault tolerance
Performance engineering
Experience building platforms, services, or infrastructure used by other engineers
Strong problem-solving and system design capabilities

Highly Relevant Experience

Internal developer platforms or platform engineering
Cloud infrastructure and orchestration technologies
High-performance computing (HPC) environments
GPU-accelerated workloads
PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar ML frameworks
Supporting researchers, data scientists, or highly technical users
Quantitative finance or large-scale data-intensive environments

What We're Looking For

Strong systems thinker who enjoys solving complex infrastructure problems
Engineer comfortable working at scale across distributed environments
Ownership mentality and passion for engineering excellence
Strong collaborator who can translate technical requirements into practical solutions
Interest in building platforms that enable other engineers and researchers to succeed

Why Join Us