HPC & Infrastructure Engineer

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.

Tower is home to some of the world's best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. 

Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.

At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do — combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.

At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in designing and supporting HPC and storage systems on-premises and in cloud clusters.
• Help troubleshoot issues related to OS, storage, network, and other infrastructure components, in collaboration with other infrastructure teams.
• Enhance the research infrastructure by exploring and deploying new technologies and methodologies.
• Support management of diverse compute capabilities, including CPU and GPU.
• Work directly with trading teams to provide a fully integrated research platform for the company.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or related field.
• At least 1-2 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with distributed file systems such as NFS, Weka.
• Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm.
• Experience with cloud providers such as GCP or AWS.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker / Podman, Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Terraform.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (e.g., TCP/IP protocol stack, Ethernet).
• Understanding of Linux kernel concepts (e.g., virtual memory, filesystems, CPU scheduling).
• Programming experience with languages such as Python, Perl, Shell.
• Working knowledge of hardware and server components.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong interest in tracking hardware/software technology trends.

Benefits:

Tower's headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC's Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world. 

At Tower, we believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why we foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive – without the egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.

Our benefits include:

• Generous paid time off policies
• Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free breakfast, lunch and snacks daily 
• In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more) 
• Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving 
• Social events, happy hours, treats and celebrations throughout the year
• Workshops and continuous learning opportunities

At Tower, you'll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. Just great people doing great work – together.

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.