Senior HPC Performance/Optimization Engineer


Chicago
Permanent
USD300000 - USD700000
Financial Technology
PR/544453_1746809704
Senior HPC Performance/Optimization Engineer

An Elite Quantitative Trading and Investment firm is seeking an experienced High-Performance Computing (HPC) Engineer with a focus on GPU optimization and performance for the purpose of model training to join them in their Chicago office.

This company is highly successful in their development of systematic investment strategies which has lead them to enabling top leading-edge researching and development platforms to assistant in all aspects of their platform. You will work with the brightest minds in the industry utilizing expertise in HPC engineering and GPU optimization and modeling training to ensure the utmost performance.

This role is onsite direct-hire in Chicago and offers hyper-competitive compensation depending on fit and experience tailored per each candidate. Compensation comprised of Base salary and Bonus structure, and able to provide relocation assistance packages to move to Chicago for any potential candidates that may require it.

Role Requirements for potential candidates:

  • Expertise in High Performance Computing
  • Extensive work in NVIDIA GPU tech stack
  • Python and C++ programming
  • Previous Experience within high-frequency low-latency trading is a bonus
  • Extensive experience in GPU optimization tuning
  • Hands-on Technical Expertise in latency sensitive emvironment
  • Working with CUDA (Jax knowledge is a bonus)
  • Research and development experience
  • Minimum education required of Bachelor's with a preference to Graduate Degrees in computer science, mathematics, physics, or other quantitative equivalents is required

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