Hudson River Trading

https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/

Private

251-1000

Finance and FinTech

At Hudson River Trading (HRT) we are mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, physicists and engineers. We research and develop automated trading algorithms using advanced mathematical techniques. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments, and our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

Job Description

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 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 trading 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
Troubleshoot hardware and software issues
Operating system installation and upgrading
Performance testing and tuning
Scripting to automate repetitive tasks
Working with vendors 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
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
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 Debian/Ubuntu is a plus

Responsibilities

Plan/execute technical projects to make our Linux trading 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
Troubleshoot hardware and software issues
Operating system installation and upgrading
Performance testing and tuning
Scripting to automate repetitive tasks
Working with vendors 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
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