CareerPlan

Senior Data Engineer, Unified Platform

ChicagoFull-time$160k–$250k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Design, build, and operate managed data platform services (storage, query execution, batch/streaming processing, orchestration) for traders, researchers, and back-office staff.

Role type

Senior IC data engineer (platform infrastructure)

Builds

Managed data services, metadata management tools, and shared processing infrastructure

Domain

Financial services / Data engineering

Required skills

Java, Python, SQL, Bash, Linux, distributed systems, batch/streaming processing, Kubernetes, data modeling, schema governance, data quality controls, metadata management, data formats (Arrow, Parquet, Protobuf, Avro), cloud-native infrastructure

Preferred skills

Data cataloging, lineage tracking, access controls, usage tracking, financial datasets

Technologies

Flink, Spark, ClickHouse, Kafka, Iceberg, Delta Lake

Responsibilities

Design and implement data storage, query execution, and processing pipelines; automate provisioning and monitoring; build metadata management and governance tools; diagnose performance issues and lead incident response; mentor engineers and conduct code reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC