The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development
firm encompassing a number of closely related entities with
approximately $33 billion in aggregate investment capital. Since its
organization in 1988 by Dr. David E. Shaw, a former computer science
professor at Columbia University, the firm has earned an international
reputation for financial innovation, technological leadership, and an
extraordinarily distinguished staff. While many of the D. E. Shaw
group's activities focus on the use of advanced mathematical and
computational techniques to trade in various domestic and international
securities markets, the firm also devotes substantial resources to the
conceptualization, early-stage development, and financing of internally
developed start-up ventures. Projects now under development include a
groundbreaking effort to build a special-purpose supercomputer designed
to fundamentally transform the process of drug discovery.
The principal underpinning of our firm's success is an extraordinary
staff of exceptionally gifted professionals, each among the very best in
his or her field. Our staff includes a number of Putnam Fellows, Rhodes
and Marshall Scholars, the winners of more than 20 medals in the
International Math Olympiad, IAS members, and other world-class
researchers and practitioners from a wide range of scientific
disciplines. Our work environment also distinguishes us in our
industry. While we are a motivated and productive group, we do not work
long hours for their own sake. Casual dress and informality are the
rule, as is a strongly entrepreneurial culture that encourages
creativity and personal development. Employee satisfaction runs very
high, as evidenced by strikingly low staff turnover at both junior and
senior levels. In fact, many of us feel that the environment at D. E.
Shaw provides some of the most attractive features of academia along
with considerably greater rewards.
A background in finance is neither required nor expected; we only ask
that you have a genuine interest in applying your talents within the
private sector. If you think you might be interested, or if you would
like more information, I encourage you to send a copy of your resume to
Elaine Han at elaine.han(a)deshaw.com. We look forward to hearing from
you.