Data Engineer - Leading Global Quant Fund

Axon Partners; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Axon Partners in Hong Kong seeks a data engineer to build datasets for systematic strategies, collaborating with researchers and traders to move data from raw sources to production.

You will own end-to-end datasets, work with traditional and alternative datasets, and ensure data correctness while adopting AI tooling to accelerate development. The role offers a fast-paced, high-velocity team in a global quant environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data engineering focusing on financial data.
• Advanced Python (Pandas, Polars, NumPy) and SQL.
• Experience with traditional and alternative datasets.
• Rigorous data quality and governance.
• Ability to use AI development tools to speed up workflows.
• Strong communication with researchers, traders and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design datasets behind systematic strategies and own datasets end-to-end from raw source to production.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to ensure data usability.
• Maintain data quality and documentation for complex datasets.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

Pandas

Polars

NumPy

SQL

Traditional data

Alternative data

Data quality

AI tooling

Communication

Tools

Python (Pandas)

SQL

Job description

Hiring for a leading global quantitative investment manager - new role in their Data Search & Analytics team.

You'd work alongside quantitative researchers and traders to design the datasets behind systematic strategies, and own new datasets end-to-end from raw source to production.

Looking for:

• 3+ years in data engineering with financial data
• Advanced Python (Pandas, Polars, NumPy) and SQL
• Traditional and alternative datasets
• Genuine rigour about data correctness
• Comfortable using AI development tools to work faster
• Strong communication — you'll be working with researchers, traders, engineers and external vendors, and writing the documentation that makes complex datasets usable

Small team, high velocity, and the data you onboard feeds straight into live trading.

Let’s connect:

If you are a world-class doer based in Hong Kong (or open to relocating here) ready to scale cutting-edge systems and pivot into the quant world, let's chat!