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Systems Engineer

Tower Research Capital
🇸🇬Singapore🇭🇰Hong Kong🇨🇳ShanghaiJuniorFull-timePosted June 23, 2026

About the Role

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm seeking a Systems Engineer to design, support, and operate HPC compute and storage infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. You will maintain and improve large-scale Linux systems spanning compute, storage, networking, automation, and monitoring, while troubleshooting complex issues in collaboration with other infrastructure teams. Key responsibilities include managing and optimizing batch and containerized workloads, developing cloud infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and Azure, building HPC management tools, and developing metrics and observability pipelines. You will identify automation opportunities and stay current with emerging hardware and software technologies relevant to HPC, storage, and cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, engineering, or a related field
  • 1–5 years of relevant experience in Linux systems, DevOps, HPC, or infrastructure engineering
  • Strong understanding of Linux internals (process scheduling, virtual memory, filesystems, networking)
  • Experience with batch schedulers such as Slurm or HTCondor is a plus
  • Experience with distributed or networked storage systems (e.g., NFS, Weka, or object storage)
  • Experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Salt
  • Strong scripting or programming skills in Python, GO or Bash scripting
  • Hands-on experience with container technologies such as Docker/Podman and Kubernetes
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, Ethernet)
  • Working knowledge of hardware and server components
  • Strong troubleshooting skills, with a bias toward automation and operational excellence
  • Clear communication skills and a strong focus on end-user experience
  • Experience managing GPU-based compute platforms
  • Exposure to CI/CD systems and release automation
  • Experience operating hybrid on-prem + cloud HPC environments
  • Interest in performance tuning, scalability, and systems optimization

What You'll Get

  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
  • Hybrid working opportunities
  • Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
  • In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
  • Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
  • Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
  • Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
  • Workshops and continuous learning opportunities