CareerPlan

Software Engineer - Data Engineering

Chicago, ILFull-time$145k2026-01-05 → 2026-11-09

Core

Design, build, and maintain data systems and infrastructure to collect, store, process, and query data assets for Quant, Trading, and Business Operations.

Role type

Senior Data Engineer

Builds

Batch and streaming data pipelines, data platforms, and validation suites

Domain

Financial technology / Big Data

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Java, Scala, Python, Kubernetes, Kafka, Databricks, Spark, AWS, Delta Lake, ClickHouse, Presto/Trino, GitOps, CI/CD

Preferred skills

Financial data experience, math problem solving

Technologies

Kubernetes, EKS, Kafka, MSK, Databricks, Spark, AWS, Delta Lake, ClickHouse, Presto, Trino

Responsibilities

Design and expand data platform across streaming and operational workflows; Build and deploy batch and streaming pipelines; Mentor junior engineers; Produce clean, tested, and documented code; Build automated data validation test suites

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC