The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Renaissance Technologies is hiring a Cloud Engineer in Cambridge, MA.

• Role description

  Renaissance Technologies is looking for a junior Cloud Engineer who can turn transparent ideas about Amazon EKS into something a customer never has to think about. Cut to the chase and you get $77,000 - $122,000, a technology mandate, and Renaissance Technologies colleagues who treat ownership as the default.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Bridge RabbitMQ and Observability so the two halves of Renaissance Technologies's platform finally talk
  • Build the Attention to Detail tooling that makes every other Cambridge engineer faster
  • Translate fuzzy product wishes from Renaissance Technologies stakeholders into shippable Terraform Associate services
  • Tune Amazon EKS queries until the MA database stops timing out under load
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Observability-based applications

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
  • Real proficiency with Elasticsearch, plus willingness to learn RabbitMQ fast
  • Comfort with the contract cadence of a Cambridge-based operation
  • Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision

  Renaissance Technologies blends Terraform Associate and GitLab CI expertise to deliver unhurried outcomes for clients in Cambridge, MA. Our MA crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

  Compensation lands at $77,000 - $122,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior technology work is mapped, not vague.

  The Renaissance Technologies team is scaling in Cambridge, MA, and we are hiring for it now.

  We open the Cloud Engineer role today and close it once we meet the right person, so hurry.

• Required skills

  • RabbitMQ
  • Observability
  • Elasticsearch
  • DNS Management
  • GitLab CI
  • Terraform Associate
  • Amazon EKS
  • Attention to Detail
  • Collaboration

• Benefits & perks

  • Severance package
  • Fertility benefits and IVF coverage
  • Bring Your Dog to Work
  • Travel per diem
  • Meal delivery stipend
  • Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Standing desk and ergonomic equipment
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Sleep and recovery programs

• Apply before 2026-09-06

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.