Senior Market Data Engineer

ZipRecruiter; London; Remote; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading proprietary algorithmic trading firm is seeking a Senior Market Data Engineer for a fully remote position. The role involves designing and managing data systems crucial for trading strategies, alongside building tools for research teams. Ideal candidates have a strong programming background, financial market experience, and a commitment to data quality.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Fully remote position

Innovative work environment

Qualifications

• Commercial experience with financial instruments and markets (equities, futures, options, forex).
• Familiarity with market data formats (MDP, ITCH, FIX, SWIFT).
• Experience with large-scale time series or historical market data systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance data storage systems.
• Build internal tools for research teams to access historical data.
• Develop scalable solutions ensuring regulatory compliance and data integrity.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

SQL

Python

ETL processes

Job description

Job Description

Senior Market Data Engineer - Algorithmic Trading - Fully Remote

A proprietary algorithmic trading firm who manage the entire trading cycle from software development to strategy creation and algorithm coding are on the lookout for a Senior Market Data Engineer to join their team.

What will the role be doing?

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance data storage systems for capturing and managing large volumes of historical market data from multiple exchanges, brokers, and vendors with robust validation, cleansing, and normalisation processes
• Build internal tools and integrations that provide research teams with easy access to historical data while collaborating with quantitative researchers and traders to optimise data retrieval systems for backtesting and strategy development
• Develop scalable, cost-efficient solutions with sophisticated versioning and reconciliation capabilities that ensure regulatory compliance, data integrity, and efficient querying for growing data volumes

What are we looking for:

• Commercial experience with financial instruments and markets (equities, futures, options, forex) and understanding of historical data usage in algorithmic trading
• Familiarity with market data formats (MDP, ITCH, FIX, SWIFT, proprietary exchange APIs) and market data providers
• Strong programming skills in Python (Go/Rust is a nice to have)
• Experience with ETL processes and data pipeline architecture for cleaning, normalising, and validating large datasets
• Commercial experience building and maintaining large-scale time series or historical market data systems in financial services
• Strong SQL proficiency
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail for ensuring data quality and reliability

What's in it for me:

• Competitive salary of $100,000-$120,000
• Fully remote position - work from anywhere
• Be part of an innovative proprietary trading firm that values technical excellence