The D. E. Shaw group seeks motivated individuals with impressive records of academic and/or professional achievement to join the firm as systems administrator interns. The Systems team manages a broad range of technology infrastructure, supporting the firm’s operations through innovative solutions and collaborative problem-solving. The role offers the opportunity to be part of an engaging and collegial work environment. This roughly 12-week program will take place in New York and is expected to run from June to August 2027.

Be responsible for a variety of project and support work across a wide range of technology, including Windows PCs and servers, UNIX servers, mobile devices, cutting-edge storage and clustered computing solutions, and several communications platforms.
Work may include troubleshooting complex technical issues, administering various infrastructure-level systems, and implementing automation and efficiency improvements.
Specific projects will be matched to your interests and experience; some examples include working alongside our engineering team to build conference room monitoring tools, improving our capabilities for visualizing and reporting on metrics, and collaborating with other interns to find ways to enhance productivity through automation.

Systems Administrator Intern (New York)