The D. E. Shaw group seeks exceptional software engineers with expertise in applied AI, AI agents, and agentic systems to join the firm. This role offers the chance to work directly with a variety of groups at the firm on innovative, greenfield projects that transform how teams operate—leveraging quantitative and programming skills to design, build, and deploy AI solutions that drive efficiency, enhance analytical capabilities, and accelerate decision-making across the firm.

Collaborate directly with internal groups and end users across various functions to build bespoke AI agents and user-facing applications tailored to nuanced, real-world business needs.
Lead and contribute to greenfield AI projects, taking full ownership from concept through production, including hands-on coding, iteration, and deployment, while helping shape internal AI strategy and adoption.
Build, evaluate, and deploy AI coding agents and developer tooling that meaningfully accelerate software development workflows across the firm.
Rapidly prototype and integrate emerging AI tools and model capabilities across platforms, moving quickly from experiment to production to enhance usability, scalability, and effectiveness.
Scale the adoption of AI tools firmwide by developing best practices, frameworks, and reusable components that drive innovation and productivity.
Build foundational AI components, such as agent frameworks, reusable "skills," and large-scale retrieval systems, to support AI tools and applications.
Design, develop, and maintain shared AI infrastructure and agentic applications, ensuring firmwide data integration and enhancing software development efficiency.

Applied AI Engineer