Systems: Enterprise Application Engineer

The D. E. Shaw group seeks an enterprise application engineer to join its Application Engineering team. Application Engineering is responsible for developing and maintaining infrastructure applications, productivity tools and its surrounding infrastructure for the firm. They also collaborate with firmwide business units and other teams in our Systems group to improve and enhance technical product offerings that enable workplace success. This role offers the opportunity to be part of an inclusive, collaborative, and engaging working environment.

What you’ll do day-to-day

As an application engineer, you’ll be responsible for owning the lifecycle integration, customization, and maintenance of applications used at the firm (e.g., vendor applications like Slack and Confluence, as well as internally developed products), which are vital to supporting global collaboration across our offices. You’ll work on assessing business requirements and developing automation and tooling in support of these applications. You’ll also help improve the firm’s mobile environment by driving new initiatives and improving our offerings, which is crucial at a time when more employees depend on mobile devices in their day-to-day job. The role offers the opportunity to develop productivity tools and liaise frequently with technical teams across the firm.

Who we’re looking for

• Applicants should have experience maintaining and engineering enterprise-level applications, along with a degree in computer science or another related technical discipline.
• Experience with configuring and maintaining enterprise MDM applications such as Microsoft Intune and document management systems such as Microsoft SharePoint in a medium- or large-scale environment is preferred.
• Experience developing applications or scripts is required, as is an ability to comfortably discuss technical concepts with developers. Experience with Python, Java, JavaScript, or PowerShell is also beneficial.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are critical, as is a client-service mindset, as you’ll be expected to build successful relationships within the department and across other business units at the firm.
• Prior management or mentorship experience is beneficial but is not required.

At the D. E. Shaw group, we believe the diversity of our employees is core to our strength and success. We are committed to supporting our people in work and in life, which is why we offer benefits such as a family planning and surrogacy program and a charitable gift match to all full-time employees.

Additionally, our staff-led affinity groups are pillars of our community, helping to celebrate diversity, promote leadership and development opportunities, and facilitate inclusive mentorship. Members and allies organize a wide range of educational and social programming, from expert talks to film festivals.

The members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, caregiver status, or any other category protected by law. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are eager to hear from individuals having a wide range of backgrounds and personal characteristics.

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The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email [email protected].