Software Developer, Futures

The D. E. Shaw Group
The D. E. Shaw Group

Software Engineering

New York, NY, USA

Posted on Oct 1, 2026

What you’ll do day-to-day

  • Maintain, develop, and support low-latency trading systems, including improving reliability and performance, addressing operational issues, and conferring with technical support teams.
  • Support and automate statistical models for low-latency trading systems.
  • Develop on-premise and cloud computing infrastructure to support large-scale research workflows.
  • Develop tools and infrastructure for Futures historical simulations, including testing and analysis.
  • Develop infrastructure to generate predictors within Futures forecasting models.
  • Analyze historical market data to model exchange trading behavior and data quality, supporting quantitative researchers using these models in their research.
  • Work with existing technical infrastructure, relevant quantitative models, and contemporary academic research.
  • Communicate with management about project and team priorities, helping propose new projects and set priorities.
  • Interview and recruit candidates.