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Junior SRE

Open 17d posting dated 4 days ago

Summary

Junior engineer builds and maintains ML/HPC infrastructure for trading systems, learning large-scale reliability and performance at Squarepoint Capital.

Position Overview:

This is a Full‑time Junior Software Engineering position for candidates early in their career who are interested in infrastructure, systems, and machine learning platforms at scale.

As a Junior Engineer, you will contribute to production ML/HPC infrastructure, working alongside experienced engineers and quantitative researchers. You will gradually take ownership of components and features, learn how large‑scale systems are designed and operated in practice, and contribute production‑quality code that directly supports research and trading workloads.

This role is designed to offer strong mentorship while encouraging increasing autonomy and technical ownership over time.

As part of the team, you will work on some of the following:

  • Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines for machine learning training and inference.
  • Develop and improve workflow orchestration and infrastructure components (e.g. scheduling, resource allocation, data movement, filesystems).
  • Analyze and improve performance and scalability of systems and critical code paths.
  • Improve the reliability, observability, and usability of ML or HPC platforms.
  • Collaborate with quantitative researchers and developers to understand requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
  • The opportunity to work on production‑grade ML and HPC infrastructure at scale.
  • Strong mentorship and technical guidance from experienced engineers.
  • Gradual ownership of meaningful systems and components.
  • Exposure to real‑world performance, scalability, and reliability challenges.
  • Close collaboration with quantitative researchers and developers.

You will be expected to learn existing systems, contribute independently to ongoing work, and progressively take ownership of well‑defined areas of the platform with support from more senior engineers.

Required Qualifications

  • A degree (BSc or MSc) in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong foundations in computer science (e.g. algorithms, data structures, operating systems, distributed systems).
  • Experience developing software in at least one language such as Python, C++, or Rust.
  • Familiarity with writing, testing, and maintaining production‑quality code.
  • Ability to reason clearly about technical problems and communicate effectively with teammates.
  • Interest in infrastructure, performance, and large‑scale systems.
  • 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 and GPU workloads.
  • Experience with profiling, benchmarking, or performance analysis.

Additional Qualifications (Nice to Have)

  • Familiarity with CUDA or other GPU development frameworks.

The minimum base salary for this role is $150,000 if located in New York. This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors.

What this application asks

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First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location

  • Course Transcript (encouraged for recent graduates) upload · optional
  • How did you hear about Squarepoint? choose one
  • Please select your immigration status (Singapore and Hong Kong Applicants only) choose any
  • LinkedIn Profile optional
  • Please indicate your Grade Point Average (GPA) or equivalent obtained. Also, indicate the highest possible GPA/equivalent (i.e. the scale)
  • If your last professional experience was an internship, did you receive a return offer? If you did, why have you decided to apply for our full-time opportunities? written answer
  • If you are currently employed, what are the reasons you are leaving (or considering leaving) your current role and looking for new opportunities? written answer
  • If you are currently employed, what is the length of your notice period or non-compete (weeks and months)? written answer
  • Please provide your target start date.
  • Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.  If there is another role you would like to highlight your interest in, please list below. written answer · optional
  • Are you under any Singapore government scholarship programme and are obliged to serve the bond? If your answer is yes, please provide further details. This question doesn’t affect your application or candidacy (For Singapore Applicants only) written answer · optional
  • Will you now, or in the future, require work sponsorship for your preferred location by the Company/Squarepoint Group? choose one
  • Please select the region you are currently located in choose one
  • Preferred Squarepoint Office Location choose any
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