Specialist, D-Tech

Specialist, D-Tech positions available. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. seeks full-time Specialist, D-Tech, individuals to work in its office in New York, New York. Responsibilities: Design and develop data-intensive applications and tools for discretionary traders, shaping end-to-end experiences from conceptualization to production. Collaborate with researchers to assess financial context to suggest appropriate designs, and work with development teams, business analysts, and project owners through all phases of product development, including upholding product user experience. Engage in user research with traders-- conducting interviews, shadowing users, studying existing tools and workflows, gathering insights on objectives, and identifying pain points -- to inform design decisions and suggest workflow improvements. Translate user requirements and research findings into clear information architecture, user flows, personas, and workflow designs, while creating wireframes, user interfaces, paper prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups (using HTML, CSS, or JavaScript). Present design concepts and wireframes to stakeholders and users for validation, gather user feedback, and perform usability testing to enhance existing tools and interfaces. Support product and roadmap planning by reviewing business priorities from portfolio managers and traders, brainstorming product ideas, and collaborating with developers on design implementation. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field of study plus four (4) years of work experience with using design tools including Figma and/or Axure to prototype, create component libraries, and brainstorm with end users; converting user requirements into information architecture; designing products through iterative processes; designing trading-focused mockups; designing data intensive applications; and using user-centric design principles to design products. Applicants may submit a resume by mail to D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., Two Manhattan West, 375 Ninth Avenue, 52nd Floor, New York, NY 10001, or by email: recruitment-nyc@world.deshaw.com. Submissions must reference 2026-5778 NYT. No phone calls please. The annual base salary for this position is $175,000.00 - $250,000.00. 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, 401k contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program. D. E. Shaw is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or other category protected by law.