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Radix Trading

Research-focused trading firm using machine learning

HPC Systems Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Chicago, IL, USA+1 moreMore locations: New York, NY, USA
In Person
IT Operations, DevOps & InfrastructureSystem Administration, Platform Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • 5+ years of HPC system administration/architecture including RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Systems
  • Experience with job scheduler and resource management tools such as SLURM, Moab, or Torque
  • Knowledge of network storage systems such as DDN, IBM SpectrumScale, NetApp, Weka, or Vast
  • Knowledge of parallel file systems such as Lustre or Spectrum Scale (GPFS)
  • Experience working with InfiniBand and high-speed Ethernet
  • Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as xCAT, Ansible, Salt, and Terraform
  • Exposure to bare metal provisioning — including DHCP, DNS, PXE Boot
  • Competence in Python, able to edit and create scripts
Responsibilities
  • Own monitoring and performance tuning across HPC applications, SLURM job scheduler, networking, storage, and hardware to optimize workload efficiency
  • Perform root-cause analysis to develop sustainable automated solutions
  • Support and troubleshoot alerts and errors with savvy communication skills to interact with external entities and internal counterparts
  • Keep up communication with new and existing external vendors on technical infrastructure work
  • Keep up communication with new and existing external business interfaces --- day-to-day operation, planning connectivity, and exchange upgrades
  • Oversee communication with others internally - project management across different functions to plan exchange upgrades, hardware refreshes, and other improvements/rollouts
  • Build out and support research, trading, and enterprise infrastructure

About the company

Radix Trading is a research-driven trading firm that uses machine learning and statistical methods to develop and monetize trading strategies. It operates in major electronic markets across North America, Europe, and Asia, supported by a proprietary automated research platform and continuously evolving strategies. The firm distinguishes itself by private funding with no outside investors, an open culture that favors rapid idea execution, and a team of interdisciplinary academics and technologists focused on longer-horizon, statistically driven opportunities rather than traditional high-frequency trading. Its goal is to generate returns by deploying advanced, independently developed trading strategies that stay ahead of the competition in electronic markets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • MIT listed 2026 university recruiting across research, technology, and business before September 3.
  • Greenhouse showed 8 openings on June 24, 2026, spanning research and hardware.
  • LinkedIn listed HQ in Chicago with active New York and Amsterdam offices on September 1, 2026.

What critics are saying

  • The 2023 Binance CFTC lawsuit linked Radix to offshore crypto trading scrutiny.
  • Hiring across 8-11 roles in 2026 signals persistent talent churn and execution pressure.
  • A single compliance misstep can trigger exchange bans, subpoenas, and existential prop-trading damage.

What makes Radix Trading unique

  • Chicago, New York, and Amsterdam offices access North America, Europe, and Asia markets.
  • Radix Trading is privately funded, keeping strategy control and capital allocation internal.
  • Open roles in C++, FPGA, HPC, and DevOps signal deep in-house research infrastructure.

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Benefits

  • Performance Bonus