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Core Data Engineer

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $200,000–$200,000🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

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

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