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# Systems Engineer at Vatic Labs

- **Company:** Vatic Labs
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2025-09-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vaticlabs/jobs/7269020

## Job description

As a Systems Engineer at Vatic, you will be tasked with maintaining, optimizing, and growing the infrastructure that powers our low-latency trading, and research systems. You will work across servers, networking equipment, cloud resources, and other specialized equipment to deliver performance, stability, and determinism. This role is highly visible within the organization and you will have the opportunity to work across the business to help build innovative technology solutions.

We employ a team of talented engineers who have been recognized as leaders in our field. We are passionate about hiring the best and brightest, empowering them with the tools and freedom they need to be successful.

If you possess the following, we would love to explore what is available for you on our team.

- Earned or will earn a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM field
- At least 3 years of hands-on administration experience in a low-latency trading environment
- Excellent understanding of the Linux ecosystem and expertise in installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux servers
- Expertise in tuning x86 Linux servers for low latency and deterministic performance
- Understanding of, and experience with management of high precision clock synchronization technologies
- Experience with automating system builds and configuration management  tools
- A strong understanding of networking concepts and key protocols (Ethernet, IP, and UDP multicast)
- An automation and standardization mindset

You will stand out if you have:

- Expertise with RHEL or downstream derivatives
- Experience managing large-scale compute clusters and high-performance distributed storage systems
- Hands on administration with Cisco and Arista network switches
- Exposure to Google Cloud Platform and its multitude of services
- Knowledge of core office infrastructure – think MDM, identity, data security, firewalls

At Vatic, we’re serious about our work—but we also believe in balance, growth, and having fun along the way. Here’s what you can expect:

- Flat structure with direct executive exposure – Work closely with leadership and make an impact from day one.
- Comprehensive health benefits – Full health insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
- Daily meals provided – Enjoy free breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the office.
- Gym membership – Stay healthy with a gym reimbursement, in addition to our onsite gym.
- Unlimited office snacks – Fuel your day with your favorite snacks, always stocked.
- Fun team outings – Build camaraderie and unwind with regular events.
- Organized poker, ping pong, and game nights – We’re a competitive group that enjoys getting together to challenge one another.

The base salary range for this role is between $200,000 and $300,000. The base salary range does not include any other form of compensation, such as any bonus amounts, or any benefits.  Factors that may impact the agreed upon base salary within the range for a particular candidate include years of experience, level of education obtained, skill set, and other factors.

## About Vatic Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Vatic Labs is a quantitative trading firm and global liquidity provider that builds autonomous, AI-driven trading agents to enhance market efficiency and transparency.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Self-funded / Bootstrapped – no disclosed venture funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (also offices in San Francisco, CA and the UAE)
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: James Chiu

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Quantitative Trading / Artificial Intelligence
- **Target customers**: Global financial markets, exchanges, and institutional counterparties (B2B / Institutional)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To build autonomous trading agents and cutting-edge technology that boost market efficiency and transparency.

## Products & Services
- **Autonomous Trading Agents**: AI-driven software agents that execute trades autonomously across global markets.
- **Market Efficiency Systems**: Technology platforms designed to improve market transparency and reduce inefficiencies.
- **Quantitative Trading Strategies**: Data-driven strategies leveraging machine learning and quantitative analysis for market making and liquidity provision.
- **Global Liquidity Provision**: Provides liquidity to financial markets, using advanced research and proprietary technology.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private, bootstrapped)
- **Key Metric**: 31 employees (as of mid-2026, +30% YoY growth); 17 active job postings
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Notable hires include Li Deng (Chief AI Officer, former Microsoft AI leader), Todd Hohman (President), and talent sourced from Jump Trading, Citadel Securities, Bloomberg, Hudson River Trading, Google, and Microsoft.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 30% year-over-year; active hiring (17 open roles); expanded into UAE operations; high-profile appointments (President, Chief AI Officer); LinkedIn follower growth of 24% annually; active recruiting at NeurIPS and university events.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Talent density**: Team includes PhDs from leading universities and veterans from top quant funds (Jump Trading, Citadel Securities, Hudson River Trading).
- **AI-first approach**: Deep investment in AI research, led by former Microsoft AI leader Li Deng, positioning the firm at the intersection of AI and quantitative finance.
- **Autonomy & speed**: A private, bootstrapped structure allows for rapid decision-making and long-term R&D without external pressure.
- **Low-latency engineering expertise**: Dedicated teams for low-latency C++ and systems engineering, critical for high-frequency trading.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Research & Generative AI**: Continued investment in generative AI and machine learning for quantitative finance (e.g., speaking at Google on GenAI in capital markets).
- **Global expansion**: Growing presence in the UAE and maintaining a strong NYC/SF footprint.
- **Talent acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across AI research, quantitative development, systems engineering, and finance data architecture.
- **University & conference engagement**: Active recruiting at NeurIPS, Stanford, MIT, and quantitative finance intern mixers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, high-performance environment described as “extremely smart, passionate, and driven” with a focus on continuous learning and achievement.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Quant Researcher ~$195k annual); performance bonuses; comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, FSA, parental leave, and free snacks/drinks.
- **Work policy**: In-office (NYC, San Francisco, UAE) – employees work from physical offices.
- **Career development**: Customized development tracks, job training, conference attendance, and promotion policies.
- **Employee ratings**: 4.5/5 on employer review platforms (11 reviews) with high marks for career growth (4.5), compensation (4.4), and culture (4.4).
- **Team composition**: Small, elite team of ~31 people with a flat structure, offering significant ownership and impact.

## Sources
1. [vaticlabs.ai](https://www.vaticlabs.ai/)
2. [vaticlabs.ai/careers](https://www.vaticlabs.ai/careers/)
3. [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/vatic-labs)
4. [crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vatic-labs)
5. [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/vaticlabs)

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