We are looking for a Software Developer to join our Python Infrastructure team based in the firm’s offices in Hyderabad/Bengaluru/Gurugram. The team focuses on building and maintaining software infrastructure in Python that powers a lot of applications across the firm. Products developed and maintained by the team form the basis of a lot of other applications across the firm that are critical to the day-to-day activities of the firm. What you’ll do day-to-day As a member of the Python Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for building the Python foundation for the firm. The team delivers infrastructure solutions for analytic computations, data storage, and data services, which are developed primarily in Python. They work on efficient data storage and retrieval, creating high-performing and easy-to-use data structures and data analysis tools, parallel programming where they support effective use of our grid in Python, building server infrastructure that teams can use to make their own web servers, and building unit testing and documentation infrastructure in Python. The team strives for high performance in these foundational infra by doing a lot of optimizations of core libraries in lower-level languages and using compilation techniques in Python. Basic qualifications: 4-6 years of robust experience in advanced Python An impressive educational background, preferably with an engineering degree in computer science or related fields Excellent knowledge of CS fundamentals and concepts, design skills, problem solving, and analytical skills, as well as a demonstrated passion for technology Exceptional reasoning ability and good interpersonal and communication skills Preferred qualifications: Knowledge of C, C++, Cython, Numba, and AOT/JIT compilation techniques in Python to write optimized code

About D. E. Shaw India Private Limited

D. E. Shaw India Private Limited (D. E. Shaw India) is a part of the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm. Established in 1996 as a technological development center, D. E. Shaw India has expanded its business into a broad range of software and financial activities. Its staff collaborates with colleagues around the world not only to build cutting-edge proprietary software systems that form an important part of the D. E. Shaw group’s investment activities but also to provide research and operations support to the firm’s systematic, discretionary, and hybrid strategies. An entrepreneurial spirit has always been a part of D. E. Shaw India’s culture. When external platforms don’t meet our needs, we build our own. We created one of the first NoSQL databases in our industry, built a powerful data analysis library for Python before pandas existed, and built a modern web engineering framework tailored to the firm’s needs. This profile and any links posted through this profile (together, the “Content”) are provided for your information only and do not convey investment advice or an offer of any type with respect to any securities or other financial products. The D. E. Shaw group does not endorse any information or beliefs discussed in any links posted through this profile and makes no representation as to the accuracy or adequacy of the Content. The Content has not been updated for any information that may have changed since publication. No assurances can be given that any aims, assumptions, or expectations expressed or implied in the Content were or will be realized, or that the activities described have continued or will continue at all or in the same manner as described.