Software Engineer, Development Tools

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and enhancing tools that support developer productivity, systems infrastructure, and DevOps practices
• Contributing to the architecture and scalability of build systems (e.g., Bazel, Buck2, CMake)
• Automating developer workflows to ensure high reliability, fast iteration cycles, and rapid feedback loops
• Partnering with product development, infrastructure, platform, security, and QA teams on cross-functional initiatives
• Improving and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and deployment automation
• Implementing and integrating monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for developer tooling and systems
• Making measurements and optimizing developer productivity metrics such as build speed, failure rates, deployment frequency, MTTR, and time-to-market
• Driving performance optimization, scalability improvements, and reliability engineering best practices
• Providing technical mentorship and contributing to engineering standards and best practices across the team

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in software development, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps
• Strong programming skills in C++, Rust, and/or Python
• Deep experience with build tools, dependency management, and packaging (e.g., Bazel, Buck2, CMake)
• Strong experience with DevOps tooling (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control systems, Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code)
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS) preferred
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems
• Proven experience optimizing performance and scalability in large, complex codebases
• Systematic approach to troubleshooting and solving complex productivity or infrastructure issues
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams

Preferred Certifications

• Experience with Kubernetes and Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS) preferred
• Conda/Rattler/Pixi experience

Pay

Anticipated New York annual base salary range $150,000 - $250,000, plus eligible for discretionary bonus

Schedule

Hybrid working opportunities

Benefits

• Generous paid time off policies
• Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
• 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

Location

Tower Research Capital’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC’s Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world.