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Two Sigma
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Reliability Engineer - Trading

Brief overview

New York, United StatesIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$165k–$250k/yrStated range
1+ yrsMinimum
261 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
77 green cardsCertified filings
Structured and object-oriented programmingProcess automationAlgorithmic problem solvingReal-time application profiling and debuggingRelational database conceptsWriting moderately complex SQL queriesPerformance tuningFault findingDistributed systems supportSoftware reliability engineeringObservabilityOperabilityScalabilityAvailability

About the company

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Two Sigma's technology-driven team streamlines the use of machine learning, distributed computing and research to guide its endeavors.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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261H-1B approved
100%approval rate
83new H-1B hires
77PERM certified
$220,000median wage / yr
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Job description

Summary

Two Sigma is a leading quantitative investment management and trading firm that leverages technology and data science to enhance investment strategies. They are seeking a Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and operability of their core trading systems while collaborating with traders and portfolio managers to deliver business value.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering and operational support for multiple large distributed software applications, including much of the foundational trading infrastructure in the firm
  • Improve all aspects of software reliability of our trading environment, including observability, operability, scalability, and availability through new development and break-fix/support initiatives
  • Gathering and analyzing metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding
  • Develop integral software services, tools and libraries to be utilized by our software engineering, reliability engineering, partner trading desks, and research teams to automate processes and reduce toil
  • Partner with traders and portfolio managers to deliver business value across multiple asset classes

Skills

  • Minimum 1 year of experience required; 7+ years of experience preferred in Reliability Engineering
  • BS/BA degree in Computer Science or another highly technical, scientific discipline
  • Ability to program (structured and OO) with one or more high level language (such as Python, Java, C++)
  • Proven track record for automating processes combined with an algorithmic approach to solving problems
  • Ability to profile and debug applications in real time
  • Knowledge of relational database concepts and having the ability to construct moderately complex SQL queries
  • Trading domain and order lifecycle management knowledge is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Minimum 1 year of experience required; 7+ years of experience preferred in Reliability Engineering
  • BS/BA degree in Computer Science or another highly technical, scientific discipline
  • Ability to program (structured and OO) with one or more high level language (such as Python, Java, C++)
  • Proven track record for automating processes combined with an algorithmic approach to solving problems
  • Ability to profile and debug applications in real time
  • Knowledge of relational database concepts and having the ability to construct moderately complex SQL queries

Nice to Haves

  • Trading domain and order lifecycle management knowledge is a plus

Benefits

  • Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents
  • Competitive 401k match
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance
  • Onsite gyms with laundry service
  • Wellness activities
  • Casual dress
  • Snacks
  • Game rooms
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Conference and training sponsorship
  • Generous vacation and unlimited sick days
  • Competitive paid caregiver leaves
  • Flexible in-office days with budget for home office setup

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