A technology-driven trading firm operating across global financial markets, is looking for a talented Software Data Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the data platforms that power our trading, research, and operational systems.
The Role
As a Software Data Engineer, you will work closely with software engineers, quantitative researchers, traders, and infrastructure teams to develop robust, scalable, and high-performance data solutions. You will be responsible for building data pipelines, improving data quality, and developing systems that support both real-time and historical market data processing.
This is a hands‑on engineering role that requires strong software development skills alongside expertise in data engineering and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing frameworks.
- Build and optimise systems for ingesting, storing, and distributing market and trading data.
- Develop software solutions for real-time and batch data processing.
- Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and availability of critical datasets.
- Implement monitoring, validation, and alerting frameworks to maintain data quality.
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to deliver reliable datasets and analytics.
- Improve performance, scalability, and resilience of existing data infrastructure.
- Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering best practices.
- Support cloud and on‑premises data platforms as required.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering experience using Python or C++.
- Experience building production‑grade data pipelines and distributed data systems.
- Strong understanding of databases, data modelling, and data architecture.
- Experience with SQL and large‑scale data processing technologies.
- Familiarity with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar platforms.
- Understanding of software development best practices
- Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
