DevOps Engineer

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.

WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.

Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.

The Role: We are seeking a Senior DevOps engineer to join a team that works on complex distributed architecture, spanning physical machines, and virtualize on prem host/cloud computing. The ideal candidate will have the ability to manage complexity and tackle problems across multiple stack layers as a part of a small team championing operational excellence.

What You'll bring:

• Experience with Linux operating system internal, performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of network stack and ability to troubleshoot complex connectivity issues
• Experience with CI/CD/SDLC technology
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker or similar virtualization technologies
• Understanding of Distributed Telemetry frameworks
• Scripting skills ideally with Python or Go
• In depth SQL experience

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Core benefits include: premium private health insurance and life insurance with savings plan
• Support for every aspect of life through Employee Assistance Program and fully covered sick leave
• Strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, guest speakers, share and learn events, global conferences
• Regular offsite team buildings, annual conferences and occasional global summits – opportunity to travel and connect with our local and global teams
• Employee resources groups with strong diversity and inclusion culture