Senior Data Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ingestion pipelines for market, reference, tick, and alternative data from a diverse set of external vendors
• Own the normalization, validation, storage, and lifecycle management of research datasets, ensuring data is accurate, consistent, and readily accessible for quantitative research and simulation
• Develop and optimize Python- and SQL-based data processing workflows supporting multiple asset classes, including equities, options, futures, fixed income, ETFs, and FX
• Possess strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively alongside researchers and engineering teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
• 5+ years of data engineering experience within a systematic trading, quantitative research, hedge fund, or financial technology environment
• Python and SQL development experience in building large-scale data ingestion and ETL pipelines
• Strong Linux experience, including scripting, automation, and operating production data processing systems
• Deep knowledge of financial data across multiple asset classes, including equities, options, futures, fixed income, ETFs, FX, and alternative datasets
• Experience working with market data, tick data, reference data, and vendor data feeds, including normalization, validation, and quality control
• Familiarity with modern data storage formats and technologies such as Parquet, Arrow, object storage, and columnar databases

Qualifications

Competitive salary plus bonus based on individual and company performance

Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment

PPO health, dental, and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Weekly company meals

The base salary range is $150,000-$200,000, depending on the candidate's educational and professional background.

This position is classified as overtime-exempt.

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer.