Two Sigma

Infrastructure Engineer

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Tokyo, JPN

Hybrid

Entry level

Fintech • Software • Financial Services

The Role

Provide engineering and operational support for large distributed systems, including trading infrastructure, networks, and foundational platforms. Improve reliability through monitoring, alerting, documentation, automation, and tooling. Collaborate with reliability engineering teams and trading partners to resolve issues and enhance infrastructure. Analyze system, network, application, and storage metrics for performance tuning and fault diagnosis in a high-pressure, on-call environment.

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Position Summary
Two Sigma is a leading quantitative investment management and trading firm. The company applies a scientific approach to investing, combining cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence, data science, and quantitative research with rigorous human inquiry to capitalize on market opportunities and deliver alpha for investors.
Our team of engineers, quantitative researchers and data scientists looks beyond the traditional to test hypotheses and develop creative solutions to some of the world's most complex economic problems.
Our Infrastructure Engineering team, part of Reliability Engineering, is responsible for the technology foundations for Two Sigma while at the same time partnering with our Trading teams to enable their business functions to succeed.
You will take on the following responsibilities:

Primary engineering and operational support for multiple, large distributed systems, including trading infrastructure, networks and foundational systems for the company
Engaging with our Trading focused reliability engineering software engineering teams on support issues and improvements to our tools, processes, software, and infrastructure
Improving all aspects of system, infrastructure and software reliability, including better monitoring, alerting, and documentation
Developing tools and automation to support our infrastructure environments
Gathering and analyzing metrics from both operating systems, networks, applications and storage infrastructure to assist in performance tuning and fault finding

You should possess the following qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in computer science or another highly technical, scientific field
Ability to troubleshoot systems in a high pressure, on-call environment, while providing pertinent updates to business and technology partners
In-depth knowledge and experience in at least one of the following: networking, Linux/UNIX administration, storage technologies, systems programming, distributed systems, databases, or cloud computing
Ability to program (structured and OO) with one or more high level languages (such as Python, Java, C/C++, Go) with a proven track record of automation
The ability to apply off the shelf and open source systems and utilities to provision production systems in a variety of domains, especially for multi-tenant use
A systematic and proactive approach to spotting and solving problems

Skills Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another highly technical, scientific field
Ability to troubleshoot systems in a high-pressure, on-call environment and communicate updates to business and technology partners
In-depth knowledge and experience in at least one of networking, Linux/UNIX administration, storage technologies, systems programming, distributed systems, databases, or cloud computing
Ability to program using one or more high-level languages such as Python, Java, C, C++, or Go, with a proven record of automation
Ability to apply commercial and open-source systems and utilities to provision production systems, especially multi-tenant environments
Systematic and proactive approach to identifying and solving problems

Two Sigma Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages for technical roles include substantial performance-based bonuses that create notable upside potential. This structure is described as a key reason total pay feels strong, particularly versus mainstream technology roles.
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as premium-free for employees and eligible dependents, complemented by life and disability coverage. This comprehensive offering is frequently highlighted alongside positive views of the broader benefits package.
Parental & Family Support — Support includes financial assistance for family building, paid leave for caregivers, additional bonding time, and backup or discounted in-home childcare in some locations. These programs are presented as a meaningful part of the overall benefits.

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The Company

HQ: New York, New York

1,700 Employees

Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

Two Sigma is a leading quantitative investment management and trading firm with more than $80 billion in assets under management. The company applies a scientific approach to investing, combining cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence, data science, and quantitative research with rigorous human inquiry to capitalize on market opportunities and deliver alpha for investors. Founded in 2001, Two Sigma employs over 1,700 curious minds at its headquarters in New York and in offices around the globe.