Director Data & Analytics API Experience - Data Services
Core
Lead the design and delivery of a unified API-first distribution framework and Python SDKs for CME Group's market data and analytics products, serving investment banks, hedge funds, and retail traders.
Role type
Director, API Experience & Developer Experience (IC)
Builds
High-performance Python SDKs, public schema registries, unified API documentation, and cloud distribution layers for real-time and historical market data.
Domain
Financial Markets / Derivatives / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python (expert), API design (REST, WebSocket, gRPC), SDK development, cloud-native architecture (GCP), schema management (Protobuf/Avro), CI/CD pipelines, technical documentation, stakeholder management.
Preferred skills
Experience in capital markets data, open-source publishing, multi-cloud abstraction, developer advocacy.
Technologies
Python, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Apigee, WebSockets, REST, Protobuf, Avro, SQL, GitHub, OAuth 2.0, PyPI, Looker.
Responsibilities
Design and publish MVP Python SDKs; implement public schema registries; create technical documentation and reference guides; normalize authentication and distribution technologies; conduct technical audits of existing APIs; establish versioning models.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC