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Senior Data Engineer - Core Data PlatformLocation: Chicago, IL or New York, NY (Hybrid)
About The Opportunity
Are you ready to architect high-throughput data infrastructure for a premier global quantitative trading and investment organization? We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the evolution of our central data ecosystem, transforming complex external market feeds into high-value analytical assets. In this high-impact role, you will partner directly with quantitative researchers, trading desks, and technical leaders to build resilient, scalable data solutions.
Responsibilities
- Architect, construct, and maintain scalable data pipelines and centralized platform architecture supporting enterprise-wide analytics and quantitative trading workflows.
- Evaluate, ingest, and operationalize external vendor data feeds in close collaboration with domain experts and quantitative analysts.
- Implement robust data governance frameworks, including access control, lineage, schema management, usage tracking, and automated quality metrics.
- Oversee operational stability of ingestion pipelines, managing schema updates, data backfills, dead-letter queue resolution, and rotating on-call support.
- Build automated monitoring and validation tools to preemptively detect and resolve data anomalies across batch and streaming pipelines.
- Drive continuous improvement of internal tooling and self-service capabilities to accelerate data discovery and integration for end users.
- 7+ years of dedicated experience building enterprise-grade data platforms and pipeline infrastructure.
- Expert-level mastery of SQL along with production-grade proficiency in either Python or Java.
- Demonstrated expertise in modern data modeling paradigms and architecture trade-offs.
- Hands-on experience orchestrating complex workflows using systems such as Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, or Kubernetes/Argo Workflows.
- Proven experience with modern storage systems and file formats (e.g., Delta Lake, Iceberg, Parquet, S3, ClickHouse, Cassandra, or relational databases).
- Track record of executing non-trivial data platform migrations and managing operational recovery processes (batch reprocessing, backfills, queue monitoring).
- Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced trading/financial environment.
- Familiarity with distributed compute and streaming frameworks (e.g., Flink, Spark, Polars, Dask, Kafka).
- Experience handling binary serialization standards such as Avro, Arrow, Protobuf/gRPC, or Thrift.
- Background in financial markets, market data ingestion, or high-throughput analytics platforms.
- Base Salary Range: $200,000 – $250,000 per year (commensurate with experience and skill set).
- Bonus: Eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus.
- Benefits: Comprehensive package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; matching 401(k); short/long-term disability; life and AD&D coverage; health savings accounts (HSA); and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
OP Recruiting, a member of the Objective Partners family of specialized talent solution providers, uses AI-assisted tools, including Alex by Apriora, to support our recruiting process. These tools may review application materials and analyze interview responses to provide insights about a candidate's experience and qualifications. AI output informs our recruiters; decisions about whether to advance or present a candidate are made by people. Learn more about our use of AI, including how to request an accommodation: https://www.oprecruiting.com/ai-in-our-hiring-process.
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