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Build, operate, and scale large-scale data storage platforms (Hadoop, S3-compatible, enterprise storage). Tune Linux for I/O performance, automate deployments with Ansible/Puppet, implement observability with Prometheus, and partner with engineers on storage- and Kafka-focused data solutions. Familiarity with Kubernetes and development in Java/Python required.

Performance Engineer Interns conduct quantitative research on exchange and network technologies, design optimization strategies for electronic trading, develop AI agents, ETL pipelines, and Python algorithms, and reverse-engineer and stress-test low-latency systems. They collaborate with traders and hardware and software engineers to improve liquidity-taking, quoting, and ultra-low-latency trading strategies.

Conduct quantitative research on exchange technology and large datasets, design strategies for ultra-low-latency trading, and develop AI agents, ETL pipelines, and Python algorithms. Reverse-engineer and stress-test network and systems technologies, collaborating with traders and hardware and software engineers to optimize liquidity-taking and quoting strategies.

The Quantitative Developer will develop systems from research to production, build simulation infrastructure, manage feature pipelines, and troubleshoot issues in quantitative trading environments.

As a Software Engineer, you will build AI systems to enhance developer workflows, implementing agents and servers, and ensuring code reliability through evaluation pipelines.

Design, build, and operate big-data and streaming platforms (Kafka, Hadoop, Dremio). Develop, deploy, and monitor data pipelines using Java, Python, Spark/Flink; collaborate on data modeling and ingestion, ensure data integrity and availability, act as a Big Data SME, and perform root-cause analysis.

Design and verify next-generation ASICs for latency-sensitive trading systems. Responsibilities include RTL development in SystemVerilog, verification and testing, debugging, integration, tooling and automation, and cross-team collaboration to meet performance and reliability goals.

Lead end-to-end IT audits globally to assess design and operating effectiveness of internal controls across technical platforms. Provide actionable recommendations, drive change, write clear reports, build relationships, and travel internationally (~25%).

This role involves ensuring system continuity in trading operations, developing automation tools, and improving system performance in a trading environment.