Cross Platform Software Engineer

What you'll do day-to-day

• Design and implement cross-platform integrations across Windows, Linux, and other environments, including work on Cowork and AI-enabled desktop workflows that improve user productivity firmwide.
• Partner with frontier AI labs to evaluate and creatively integrate their latest models into our internal tooling through forward engineering initiatives.
• Own solutions end-to-end with latitude to make impactful technical decisions.
• Work directly with developers across the firm, surfacing high-impact opportunities and moving fast from experimentation to delivery.
• Extend capabilities to mobile and other emerging platforms, anticipating the evolving needs of the firm.

Who we're looking for

• Five to ten years of professional software development experience across a broad range of technologies, languages, and development stacks.
  
• Hands-on experience with cross-platform development, including practical familiarity with Windows, Linux, and macOS conventions.
  
• Proficiency in C# for Windows-native development, as well as fluency in one or more additional languages such as Go, Python, or Rust, and a willingness to adopt whatever language the problem demands.
  
• Genuine excitement about AI with hands-on experience integrating LLM capabilities into software products and a drive to push the boundaries of what frontier models can do.
  
• A builder's mindset: ability to deliver independently through solo projects, rapid prototyping, and navigating ambiguous problem spaces.
  
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
  
• The expected annual base salary for this position is $225,000 to $300,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
  

The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.

The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

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