Junior SRE

About the role

Full-time Junior Software Engineer role focused on infrastructure, systems, and ML platforms. Work with experienced engineers on production ML/HPC infrastructure, gaining mentorship and technical ownership.

Role Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines for ML training and inference.
• Develop and improve workflow orchestration and infrastructure components.
• Analyze and improve system performance and scalability.
• Enhance reliability, observability, and usability of ML/HPC platforms.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Contribute production-quality code supporting research and trading workloads.

Learning and Development

• Strong mentorship and technical guidance from experienced engineers.
• Gradual ownership of meaningful systems and components.
• Exposure to real-world performance, scalability, and reliability challenges.
• Learn existing systems and contribute independently to ongoing work.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong foundations in computer science: algorithms, data structures, OS, distributed systems.
• Experience in software development with Python, C++, or Rust.
• Familiarity with writing, testing, and maintaining production-quality code.
• Effective communication and clear technical reasoning skills.
• Interest in infrastructure, performance, and large-scale systems.

Additional Skills and Experience

• Exposure to machine learning workflows, data engineering, or ML platforms.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Introductory knowledge of distributed systems, HPC, or cloud platforms for CPU/GPU workloads.
• Experience with profiling, benchmarking, or performance analysis.
• Nice to have: familiarity with CUDA or other GPU development frameworks.

Compensation and Benefits

• Minimum base salary $150,000 in New York, subject to factors at hiring.
• Eligible for discretionary bonuses and benefits including health, dental, wellness plans.
• 401(k) contributions available.