Core Data Engineer
Core
Building and maintaining a centralized, validated data platform for core reference data, historical market/fundamental datasets, and the instrument/security master to support research and trading workflows.
Role type
Senior Core Data Engineer
Builds
Scalable, centralized data representations and optimized data models for quantitative researchers and traders
Domain
Financial technology / Proprietary trading
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, reference data engineering, security master systems, data modeling, unit testing, Linux environment, data storage formats, event queues
Preferred skills
High-frequency trading experience, proprietary trading firm background
Technologies
Python, Linux, event queues, data storage formats
Responsibilities
Design and maintain data models for core reference, fundamental, and market datasets; Own and evolve the firm's instrument and security master; Provide technical leadership and mentorship on data quality and system design; Implement solutions to resolve data processing issues; Partner with researchers and traders to deliver optimized data
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC