Software Engineering Full-Time Campus Hire - Houston

Position Overview

Two Sigma is a financial sciences company, combining data analysis, invention, and rigorous inquiry to help solve the toughest challenges in investment management, insurance technology, securities, private equity, and venture capital. Our team of scientists, technologists, and academics looks beyond the traditional to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most complex economic problems.

Software engineers at Two Sigma focus on analysis, experimentation, design, and elegant implementation. They build the scalable tools the organization needs to explore data's possibilities – mining the past and attempting to predict the future. As a Two Sigma engineer, you will champion a rigorous, collaborative, scientific approach, join a forward-looking organization, and have opportunities to learn from others and share your expertise.

As a student, you will be hired into a general Software Engineering role and matched to a specific team 2-3 months before you start.

Key Responsibilities

• Building the underlying infrastructure that virtually every other engineering team at Two Sigma uses, such as our distributed storage and public and private cloud environments.
• Ensuring the reliability of “mission critical” products and systems vital to Two Sigma, such as our main trading system.
• Using a suite of open source and proprietary tools to build the environments that test and deploy our quantitative strategies (models).
• Building and maintaining the low-latency, high-performance infrastructure and systems responsible for executing trades.
• Building and scaling the infrastructure used to ingest data from 10,000+ sources daily.
• Partnering with our Corporate teams to develop tools, systems, and products that increase productivity and efficiency across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in a technical or quantitative field.
• Experience with Java, C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, or other languages that target the JVM.
• Experience in large-scale systems.
• Exceptional programming skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for building quality software.
• An open-minded approach and a passion for technology, even if you lack direct financial experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Core Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents, competitive 401k match, and employer-paid life & disability insurance.
• Perks: Onsite gyms with laundry service, wellness activities, casual dress, snacks, and game rooms.
• Learning: Tuition reimbursement along with conference and training sponsorship.
• Time Off: Generous vacation and unlimited sick days plus competitive paid caregiver leaves.
• Hybrid Work Policy: Flexible in-office days with a budget for home office setup.