Our client, a top systematic hedge fund, are seeking an experienced Python developer to join their Data Team (Alpha Data), which is responsible for delivering vast quantities of data to users worldwide. Heavily responsible for data pipelines. The Data teams deploy valuable data quickly, ensuring ingestion pipelines and data transformation jobs are resilient and maintainable, with data models designed in collaboration with researchers for efficient query construction and alpha generation. The team builds frameworks, libraries, and services to enhance quality of life, throughput, and code quality. They value teamwork, collaboration, excellence, diversity of thought, and creative solutions, emphasizing a culture of learning, development, and growth. Manage Data Pipelines: Take part ownership of the expanding estate of data pipelines, ensuring they are robust, efficient, and scalable. Propose and contribute to new abstractions and improvements, leveraging your Python expertise to make a significant positive impact across the team globally. Design, implement, test, optimize, and troubleshoot data pipelines, frameworks, and services, utilizing your knowledge of SQL and RDBMS systems like Postgres. Collaborate with Researchers: Work closely with researchers to onboard new datasets, ensuring seamless integration and efficient data flow. Regularly take the lead on production support operations during normal working hours, applying your practical knowledge of data transfer protocols and tools such as FTP, SFTP, APIs, and AWS S3. 4+ years of experience coding to a high standard in Python. ~ Bachelor\’s degree in a STEM subject. ~ Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with one or more common RDBMS systems (primarily Postgres). ~ Practical knowledge of commonly used protocols and tools for data transfer (e.g., FTP, SFTP, APIs, AWS S3). ~ Experience with big data frameworks, databases, distributed systems, or Cloud development ~ C++, kdb+/q, Rust
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