Data Engineer

We are partnering with a highly successful and growing investment management firm seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help transform and modernize its enterprise data platform. This is a unique opportunity to join a lean, high-performing technology and data team where your work will have immediate visibility and measurable impact across the organization. Unlike large financial institutions where responsibilities can be narrowly defined, this role offers broad ownership across data architecture, cloud migration, market data engineering, analytics platforms, and API infrastructure. The firm invests across global markets with a particular focus on Fixed Income, Credit, FX, Interest Rates, Commodities, and derivative products. Data is central to the investment process, and this position will play a critical role in building the next generation of data infrastructure that supports portfolio managers, traders, researchers, and business stakeholders.The role is based in New York City and is a hybrid work environment with 4 days a week in the office with additional flexibility to work from home two weeks a year. Compensation is based on expereince but the range is 175-240k base plus bonus and benefits. Responsibilities:Data Platform ModernizationLead the evolution of the firm's data platform from legacy on-premise environments into a modern cloud-based architecture.Design, build, and maintain scalable ELT pipelines using Python, SQL Server, Snowflake, and dbt.Integrate data from vendor feeds, APIs, market data providers, and internal systems.Develop robust frameworks for data ingestion, transformation, and storage.Market Data EngineeringBuild and optimize pipelines supporting complex market data analytics.Work with Fixed Income, Credit, FX, Rates, Commodities, and derivatives datasets.Support yield curve construction, pricing analytics, risk analytics, P&L attribution, and reference data management.Partner with investment professionals to deliver reliable, high-quality datasets.Cloud & Data Warehouse ArchitectureHelp drive migration initiatives from SQL Server and legacy environments into Snowflake.Design scalable data models and enterprise warehouse solutions.Implement best practices around performance tuning, governance, lineage, and data quality.Analytics & API DevelopmentEnhance Python-based data services and APIs that power investment workflows.Optimize reporting and analytics environments through indexing, clustering, caching, and query tuning.Support business intelligence and self-service analytics initiatives.Data Governance & QualityBuild automated monitoring and validation frameworks.Develop controls for stale data detection, schema drift, duplicate records, and anomaly identification.Maintain data cataloging, ownership, lineage, and quality standards across the platform.Required Qualifications:Required Experience5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Platform Engineering.Prior experience within a:Hedge FundAsset Management FirmInvestment Management FirmPrivate Equity FirmAlternative Asset ManagerCapital Markets or Trading EnvironmentTechnical SkillsAdvanced Python development experience.Expert-level SQL development and performance tuning.Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server.Hands-on experience with Snowflake.Strong experience building and maintaining dbt frameworks.Experience designing enterprise-scale ELT pipelines.Experience working with APIs and data integration platforms.Capital Markets ExperienceCandidates must have strong exposure to financial market data and investment workflows, ideally including:Fixed IncomeCredit ProductsForeign Exchange (FX)Interest Rate ProductsCommoditiesDerivativesYield CurvesSecurity Master DataMarket Data PlatformsBloomberg, LSEG/Refinitiv, FactSet, ICE, or similar data providersPreferred QualificationsExperience with Azure, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or Synapse.Experience migrating data platforms from SQL Server to modern cloud environments.Exposure to high-performance trading systems or electronic trading platforms.Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or enterprise reporting environments.Familiarity with event-driven architectures, CDC, streaming technologies, or real-time market data.Experience building semantic layers and AI-ready data platforms.If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today. 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