GPU Systems Engineer

Posted 6 Days Ago
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New York, NY
In-Office
200K-300K
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Other • Automation
We are mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, physicists and engineers.
The Role
As a GPU Systems Engineer, design and optimize large-scale GPU compute clusters, troubleshoot performance issues, and automate system deployment while collaborating with various teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for GPU Systems Engineers to help scale and evolve our exceptionally sophisticated HPC/AI research environment. 

Joining our Research and Development team, you will collaborate with experts responsible for the compute, storage, operating systems, and automation tools that enable our trading and research to run 24/7 across the globe. We design, grow, and operate infrastructure at a large scale, including triple-digit petabyte-scale storage and massive CPU and GPU clusters in globally distributed data centers. As such, this is a high-impact role with broad scope, from HPC/AI cluster design and performance tuning, to troubleshooting and automation for thousands of nodes.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and optimize large-scale distributed GPU compute clusters
  • Identify and resolve GPU workloads’ performance bottlenecks across compute, storage, and networking layers
  • Collaborate with research and development teams to profile, benchmark, and fine-tune GPU-based workloads
  • Automate system deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting across thousands of nodes
  • Collaborate with research, and engineering teams to support evolving workloads
  • Own critical infrastructure projects — from concept to implementation and support
  • Test and deploy new hardware and software, and partner with vendors to resolve complex issues
Qualifications 
  • 5+ years of experience in large-scale Linux systems engineering in HPC, AI or distributed infrastructure roles.
  • Extensive experience in Linux system installation, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
  • Expertise in troubleshooting distributed GPU workloads
  • Deep knowledge around GPU optimization and performance  
  • Proficiency in Python scripting and automation frameworks 
    • CUDA or C/C++ experience is a plus
  • Experience with NVIDIA technologies beyond CUDA, such as NCCL, GPUDirect RDMA, and NVLink 
  • Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Salt, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
  • Comfortable diagnosing complex system issues at the hardware, OS, and network levels
  • Strong communication and organizational skills; able to collaborate across diverse technical teams
  • Thrive in fast-paced environments and excited by high-impact work

Annual base salary range of $200,000 to $300,000. Pay may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonuses may also be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.

Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.

Top Skills

Ansible
C/C++
Chef
Cuda
Gpudirect Rdma
Linux
Nccl
Nvlink
Puppet
Python
Salt
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
0 Employees
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Hudson River Trading brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

Why Work With Us

At HRT we are mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, physicists and engineers. We believe that by cultivating an environment that encourages idea sharing and collaboration, we develop our best strategies. We boast a flat management structure as all our people are motivated by being at the forefront of the automated trading world.

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