Senior Data Engineer, Quant & Alt Data (Abu Dhabi)

Durlston Partners; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial data firm is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build scalable data pipelines and manage datasets end-to-end. This role involves working with large-scale financial data and requires strong Python and SQL competencies. The hybrid work model supports short-term remote working during peak summer months, while also providing competitive compensation with various relocation benefits and annual leave. The position is based on-site in Abu Dhabi, ensuring a focus on sustainability and technical excellence.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Education allowance for children

30 working days of annual leave

Comprehensive healthcare

Business class relocation flights

Qualifications

• Comfortable working close to raw data.
• Able to handle ambiguity in work.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines.
• Own datasets end-to-end.
• Develop ingestion and quality-control frameworks.
• Build tooling to support research.
• Optimise data systems for performance.

Skills

Strong Python and SQL skills

Experience building data pipelines

Exposure to research or trading systems

Independent thinker

Hands-on technical ownership

Job description

A financial data firm is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build scalable data pipelines and manage datasets end-to-end. This role involves working with large-scale financial data and requires strong Python and SQL competencies. The hybrid work model supports short-term remote working during peak summer months, while also providing competitive compensation with various relocation benefits and annual leave. The position is based on-site in Abu Dhabi, ensuring a focus on sustainability and technical excellence.