Lead, Tech (Legal & Comply Tech)

Role overview

Lead, Tech (Legal & Comply Tech) at D. E. Shaw India

We are looking for experienced engineers to join our Comply Tech and Legal Tech teams at our firm’s offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, or Gurugram.

The ideal candidate should hold-

Responsibilities

• You will also be responsible for projects that include performing R&D to evaluate the appropriate technologies to use, resolving application and data issues in production within timelines, and driving complete project lifecycles—from collecting and analyzing requirements to project delivery and deployment to clients.

Required qualifications

• ─ A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, with an exceptional foundation in algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming ─ At least 4 years of programming experience in Python or equivalent languages, in addition to some or all the following: React, Redux, RESTful web services, and databases ─ A deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), including evaluation and prompting techniques ─ Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to work on complex, ambiguous problems ─ Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders ─ Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end and drive them to completion

Preferred qualifications and skills

• ─ Prior exposure to project management ─ Experience building AI-driven automation frameworks, as well as semantic search or knowledge retrieval systems at scale

Employment details

• Location: Bengaluru [Hyderabad] [Gurugram] [India]

Additional role details

• Both teams build and maintain critical applications for firmwide functions where accuracy, reliability, and security are paramount, and where the breadth of the firm’s businesses adds meaningful complexity to the problems they solve.
• Each team works closely with its partner department, and their systems integrate with a range of other internal platforms.
• In this role, you will execute individual projects and deliverables while collaborating with business groups.
• Additionally, you will provide direction and guidance to junior members of the team and participate actively in code and design reviews.