The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $65 billion in investment capital as of December 1, 2024, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Application Engineering team in Hyderabad. We design and operate our on premises Kubernetes clusters to deliver high availability, scalability, and performance for application hosting. Our team builds highly customized tooling to enhance developer experience and enable self service capabilities, including Kubernetes based storage solutions. We manage core developer infrastructure such as package management systems and have written from scratch a centralized authorization system. We also write specialized software and frameworks to support efficient application development across the firm.
WHAT YOU’LL DO DAY-TO-DAY
:You will architect, design, and maintain cloud native systems, leveraging Kubernetes and containerized deployments in on premises environments. You will develop, package, and deploy containerized applications, manage workloads on Kubernetes (including Helm charts, Operators, and custom controllers), and design and implement APIs, microservices, and internal libraries using modern languages such as Go and Python. You will engineer and evolve core infrastructure services such as package management systems, centralized authorization solutions, and specialized web frameworks to accelerate application development across the firm. Your responsibilities will also include implementing CI/CD pipelines, integrating observability solutions, enforcing security best practices, and engineering systems to meet demanding performance, scalability, and availability targets. You will collaborate closely with developers and other technology teams, mentor junior engineers, and lead technical design reviews to ensure our solutions are robust, efficient, and aligned with firmwide standards.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
:The ideal candidate should hold-Basic qualifications:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, with 4–7 years of software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on work with on-premises Kubernetes clusters and container-based systems
- Proven expertise in on-premises Kubernetes cluster administration, container orchestration, and deployment strategies
- Robust proficiency in software development, with expertise in programming using Python and/or Go
- Familiarity with Linux systems administration
- Experience working with monitoring and logging platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack
- Robust problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- The ability to apply software engineering principles and design patterns effectively in a production setting
Interested candidates can apply through our website: https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/Link/SEAppEngDec25
We encourage candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their careers after a break to apply for this position. Learn about Recommence, our gender-neutral return-to-work initiative.The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careersMembers of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
