Lead Data Engineer - Multi Strategy Hedge Fund

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hedge fund with a strong foothold in the financial market is seeking a Lead Data Engineer. This senior role involves managing data platforms, building extensive data pipelines, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will have hedge fund experience with technical expertise in Python, AWS, and data processing tools.

Qualifications

• Over 8 years of relevant experience, ideally in hedge funds.
• Strong communication skills for interaction with traders.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

Pandas

AWS

Airflow

Kubernetes

ETL

SQL

Job description

Job Description

Paragon is partnered with a global $12BN multi-strategy hedge fund specializing in event-driven, fixed-income, macro, and equity long and short strategies. They have been a prominent 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 a wide range of financial data sets. The role involves direct interaction with trading desks and other 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 effective communication with traders, and involves mentoring junior engineers.

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

Please apply if interested!