The D. E. Shaw group seeks a lead software engineer to join its Application Engineering (AppEng) team in the Systems group. This role involves partnering with developers, application engineers, and infrastructure specialists to design, build, and maintain resilient systems that improve product delivery and engineering effectiveness. The position combines deep technical work with meaningful collaboration to build solutions that support productivity, scale, and innovation across the firm.

Own various infrastructure offerings within the AppEng team, building and developing services to improve developer productivity firmwide.
Lead large-scale technical projects from inception to completion, acting as a senior technical architect for the wider team.
Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Systems and the broader organization to understand user needs, translate those needs into well-designed solutions, and drive both product strategy and technical execution.

Infrastructure Software Engineer: Application Engineering