Senior Data Engineer

Durlston Partners; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading prop trading firm is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to manage their trading and market data infrastructure. This fully remote position demands expertise in Python and SQL, along with experience in real-time, high-volume data pipelines. The role offers a competitive salary and performance-linked bonuses, along with flexible working hours and an opportunity to meet the global team during biannual off-sites.

Benefits

Competitive base + performance-linked bonus

Flexible working hours

Biannual off‑sites to meet the global team

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building and maintaining low-latency data pipelines.
• Strong background in ensuring 24/7 pipeline reliability and monitoring.
• Familiarity with distributed SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain low-latency distributed data pipelines.
• Develop and run real-time time-series data collectors.
• Automate monitoring and data quality checks.
• Create tools and APIs for data access.

Skills

Strong Python

SQL

Experience with trading/market data

Real-time, high-volume pipelines

Tools

Clickhouse

S3/data lakes

Terraform

C++ on Linux

Job description

Senior Data Engineer | Remote (UK or Europe)

A leading prop trading firm is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of their trading and market data infrastructure. Operating globally with connectivity to dozens of exchanges, the firm executes millions of trades daily with data playing a mission‑critical role in every aspect of the business.

This is a high‑impact, high‑autonomy role in a lean engineering environment. You’ll design and maintain real‑time and historical data systems, power internal analytics tooling, and ensure data quality, reliability, and observability across production systems. Ideal for someone who thrives in fast‑paced, trading‑led environments where precision and performance are non‑negotiable.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain low-latency distributed data pipelines
• Develop and run real-time time‑series data collectors
• Automate monitoring and data quality checks
• Create tools and APIs for data access
• Collaborate with traders and developers on data needs
• Ensure 24/7 pipeline reliability

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Python and SQL
• Experience with trading/market data in production
• Proven work on real-time, high-volume pipelines
• Familiar with distributed SQL/NoSQL

Bonus Skills

• Clickhouse and S3/data lakes
• C++ on Linux
• Terraform or similar IaC
• Network protocols and exchange data

What’s on Offer

• Fully remote role (UK or Europe only)
• Flat structure, strong engineering culture
• Competitive base + performance‑linked bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Biannual off‑sites to meet the global team in person