Cloud Computing Engineer
PDT Partners19 hours ago
Base Salary
$195k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud-based HPC systems involving scheduling, metrics, containerization, software distribution, accelerated compute performance, efficiency, and cloud architecture.
- Run and support the 24/7 production HPC platform and contribute to platform reliability and operations.
- Implement automation spanning CI/CD pipelines, production metrics, and monitoring.
- Partner with researchers and engineers to deliver and evolve efficient, reliable cloud HPC systems.
- Manage capacity and optimize benchmarks and performance for research- and trading-critical workloads.
- Manage inferencing and training hardware at scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or applied sciences from a rigorous academic program, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 5 years of experience building and shipping software systems.
- At least 2 years of experience running production compute platforms and scheduling systems.
- Strong software engineering skills in system design, testing, debugging, and building reliable production systems, with fluency in a language such as Python, Go, or Rust.
- Experience with a cloud-based infrastructure-as-code tool such as Terraform.
- Knowledge of NVIDIA GPU management, Kubernetes, Slurm, and the broader large-scale compute ecosystem.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working with or supporting researchers or developers is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid position requiring work from the New York City office at least 3 days per week.
- PDT Partners offers a close-knit, diverse community and emphasizes employee development and long-term retention.
About PDT Partners
PDT Partners is a quantitative investment management firm that builds systematic, model-driven trading strategies for institutional investors across global public markets. Founded in 1993 by Peter Muller within Morgan Stanley and spun out as an independent firm in 2013, it is headquartered in New York with a London office. The firm manages multiple billions in assets under management and is privately held.