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Systems Engineer II
Tower Research Capital LLC · 🇺🇸 New York
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 44 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Tower Research Capital LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles9 certified filings for “Software Engineer I” (Software Developers) in NY: $150k–$190k, median $150k. Most were filed at wage level I (67%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Tower Research Capital LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 44 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance. At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do — combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best. At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential. Responsibilities • Supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the firm's trading Linux infrastructure • Supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the firm's HPC infrastructure for research • Providing support specifically for the Linux and HPC environments including: • Emergency response • Execution of planned changes, updates, and deployment projects within the Linux server infrastructure • Manage HPC systems to support trading operations and Condor Job scheduler • Advanced profiling and troubleshooting of performance issues specifically within the Linux servers environment • Contributing to the development and refinement of tools and systems to automate provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of thousands of Linux servers • Management of essential core services such as DHCP, LDAP, DNS, and NFS for on-prem and hosted data centers as well as public clouds • Participating in an on-call rotation and occasional weekend shifts • Engaging in daily direct communication with trading teams and core engineering • Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices in HPC, storage, and GPU computing. Qualifications • Experience in maintenance, operation, and administration of a sufficiently advanced Linux environment • Daily use of and contribution to developing automation and monitoring tools • Comprehensive understanding of Linux OS concepts and internals • Working knowledge of Intel-based hardware and server components • Good knowledge of Python, expert knowledge of Bash for scripting and automation tasks in a Linux environment • Understanding of Linux server-side networking and typical network protocols • Participation in open source or personal projects is a plus • Understanding of Linux configuration management, source control, CI/CD, and automated deployment • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team. Preferred Qualifications (not required) • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and hybrid cloud environments. • Knowledge of parallel file systems (e.g., GPFS), batch systems (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine, Condor), and high-performance network interconnects. • Experience with VAST and Weka stora