Senior Data Engineer

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Company Insight

A well-established systematic trading firm, operating across multiple locations, is currently seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Engineering team in Paris. The opportunity involves building a global, scalable Data Lakehouse platform to support multiple trading desks across the organisation. Founded less than a decade ago, this firm is now at the forefront of technological innovation within the systematic buy-side and continues to expand rapidly by hiring talented technologists.

Responsibilities

• Design and Implement software and infrastructure solutions within a modern AWS cloud environment.
• Develop robust data pipelines in Python, leveraging leading data libraries and cloud SDKs.
• Apply data modeling principles across both Data Lake and OLAP architectures, handling large-scale, high-concurrency data access.
• Focus on performance optimisation of distributed Data Lake and OLAP systems, especially in cross-region setups.
• Ensure data quality and completeness across critical, high-availability data flows.
• Build and maintain bespoke data solutions tailored to the needs of quants and traders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with proven track record of delivering scalable data systems.
• Expertise in Python and SQL is essential; familiarity with C++ is beneficial.
• Interest or experience in cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.
• Strong analytical and structured problem solving mindset.
• Comfortable working independently and proactively, yet equally effective within a collaborative team environment.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology, Finance, and Engineering

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting