Senior Python Data Engineer — Global Pipelines & Research

Squarepoint; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Squarepoint in Montreal is seeking an experienced Python developer to join our Alpha Data team, delivering data for users worldwide. You will help build and maintain high-throughput data pipelines and services in collaboration with researchers and traders.

Required qualifications include 4+ years in Python, a STEM degree, SQL knowledge with Postgres, and experience with data transfer protocols and cloud storage. This role emphasizes ownership, reliability, and scalable data infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience coding to a high standard in Python.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM subject.
• Experience with and knowledge of SQL, and one or more common RDBMS systems (Postgres).
• Practical knowledge of commonly used protocols and tools used to transfer data (e.g. FTP, SFTP, HTTP APIs, AWS S3).

Responsibilities

• Take part ownership of our ever-growing estate of data pipelines.
• Propose and contribute to new abstractions and improvements - make a real positive impact across our team globally.
• Design, implement, test, optimize and troubleshoot our data pipelines, frameworks, and services.
• Collaborate with researchers to onboard new datasets.
• Regularly take the lead on production support operations - during normal working hours only.

Skills

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Squarepoint in Montreal is seeking an experienced Python developer to join our Alpha Data team, delivering data for users worldwide. You will help build and maintain high-throughput data pipelines and services in collaboration with researchers and traders.

Required qualifications include 4+ years in Python, a STEM degree, SQL knowledge with Postgres, and experience with data transfer protocols and cloud storage. This role emphasizes ownership, reliability, and scalable data infrastructure.