Lead Data Engineer - Hedge Fund

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hedge fund is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to manage their data platform and develop data pipelines for critical financial datasets. This senior role demands over 8 years of experience, strong communication skills, and a background in hedge fund operations. Candidates will have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers while working with advanced technologies such as Python, AWS, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in data engineering.
• Hedge fund background preferred.
• Strong communication skills to interface with trading desks.

Responsibilities

• Manage the data platform and build data pipelines.
• Interact directly with trading desks and wider teams.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Tools

Python

Pandas

AWS

Airflow

Kubernetes

SQL

Job description

Job Description

Paragon is partnered with a global $12BN multi-strategy hedge fund that focuses on event-driven, fixed-income, macro, and equity long and short strategies. They have been a well-known name in the buy-side space for nearly two decades.

This client is hiring a Lead Data Engineer for a core team responsible for managing their data platform and building data pipelines to process various financial data sets for the firm. The role involves direct interaction with trading desks and wider teams.

This is a senior position, ideally suited for candidates with a hedge fund background and over 8 years of relevant experience.

The role offers exposure to market data vendors, requires strong communication skills with traders, and involves mentoring junior engineers.

Tech stack includes: Deep Python, Pandas, AWS, Airflow, Kubernetes, ETL, SQL.

Please apply if this opportunity interests you!