D. E. Shaw
Infrastructure Software Engineer: Application Engineering
$225K–$300K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- At least seven years of direct experience designing, building, and scaling large-scale distributed systems.
- Education
- Degree in computer science or another technical discipline.
About the job
Leads the design and delivery of infrastructure services that improve developer productivity and engineering effectiveness across the firm.
What you'll do
- Own and develop Application Engineering infrastructure services.
- Lead large-scale technical projects from inception to completion, serving as a senior technical architect.
- Work with stakeholders to understand user needs and guide product strategy and technical execution.
What they ask for
- Degree in computer science or another technical discipline.
- At least seven years of direct experience designing, building, and scaling large-scale distributed systems.
- Direct experience building solutions within the Kubernetes ecosystem.
- Ability to build complex user-facing and developer-focused products across multiple languages and stacks.
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux and networking fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience with on-premises infrastructure.
Pay
$225,000 to $300,000 (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Python, Go, Rust, Linux
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