Systems Engineer, Hudson River Trading

• 5+ years of experience in large-scale Linux systems engineering in HPC, AI or distributed infrastructure roles
• Extensive experience in Linux system installation, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Expertise in troubleshooting distributed GPU workloads
• Deep knowledge around GPU optimization and performance
• Proficiency in Python scripting and automation frameworks
• CUDA or C/C++ experience a plus
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Salt, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Comfortable diagnosing complex system issues at the hardware, OS, and network levels
• Strong communication and organizational skills; able to collaborate across diverse technical teams
• Thrive in fast-paced environments and excited by high-impact work

• Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for Systems Engineers to join our growing Research & Development team
• This team builds and maintains exceptionally large and growing distributed compute clusters, multi petabyte-scale storage layers, 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
• 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
• 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

• MERIT: Our people are motivated by a culture that promotes hard work and intellect over corporate politics.
• MEALS & SNACKS: HRTers enjoy breakfast and lunch together (chef-prepared in NYC, reimbursement or catered options for other offices), healthy snacks, a coffee bar, and a well-stocked beer and wine fridge.
• COMFORT: If you come to work dressed up, expect to explain what you’re doing that night for the rest of the day.
• FITNESS: On-site cardio and weight room in NYC (fitness reimbursement for other offices), regular yoga classes, and a 7-Minute Workout club.
• SOCIAL AT HRT: Our social calendar includes regular happy hours, outings, team dinners, and sports.
• PLAY TANK: Unwind at the end of a long day with video games, board games, foosball, or table tennis.
• VACATION: Generous paid vacation plus personal days and market holidays (or days in lieu).
• HEALTH: Generously subsidized healthcare coverage, vision and company paid dental insurance, paid time off for sick days, paid medical/disability leave, and fully covered access to a mental health counselor, as well as access to the Modern Health platform.
• FAMILY TIME: 12-week paid parental leave policy and family friendly events.
• EDUCATION: Tuition assistance, professional development, and on-the-job training.

Hudson River Trading is a quantitative trading firm founded by a team of experienced venture capital experts, including computer scientists, mathematicians, and software engineers. It aims to bring a more scientific and mathematical approach to trading, operating a computing environment for the research and development of trading algorithms.