Senior Staff Engineer

StoneX Group Inc.; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

StoneX Group Inc. in Maharashtra, India, seeks a technology lead to architect and deliver components of our cloud data platform for market data projects.

You will collaborate with other technology leads and own end-to-end data solutions, guiding data transformation, storage and distribution across the global enterprise. The Lead Engineer will mentor a small data team, participate in agile ceremonies and drive data quality improvements while tackling complex business problems with scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data architecture/engineering or production support at scale.
• 3+ years in data engineering or software development in capital markets/trading.
• Strong OO/SOA design, patterns and enterprise architecture knowledge.
• Experience leading a small technical team and cross-functional sessions.
• Proficiency in Python; working knowledge of C# and PySpark.
• Azure Databricks experience; MSSQL/Postgres/MySQL and NoSQL familiarity.
• Excellent communication; agile delivery mindset; ability to own end-to-end work.
• Familiarity with emerging AI technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Individually contribute and lead major data delivery with clear scope and attention to data and tech details.
• Understand data flows, system interactions and the benefits of modern tools for data transformation, storage and distribution.
• Collaborate with team leads to implement a high-quality data management program.
• Design pipelines for structured and unstructured data and deliver efficient technical solutions.
• Translate business problems into data-centric technical tasks; drive data quality across the enterprise.
• Serve as solution architect for feasible approaches to complex problems and troubleshoot production issues.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of junior data team members and participate in scrum rituals.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Engineering

Python

C#

PySpark

Azure Databricks

SQL Databases

Agile

Team Leadership

Data Quality

Enterprise Architecture

Tools

Azure

MongoDB

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Spark

Job description

Overview

This is a technology lead role within the Global Market Data Department at StoneX. The Lead Engineer will actively collaborate with other technology leads for delivery of market data projects. As a contributing senior member, the Lead Engineer will own architecting, designing and implementing components within our cloud data platform, both for ongoing operations as well as new market data projects.

Responsibilities

• Individaully contribute and lead a deliverable with define project scope along with attention to detail to both data and technical aspects.
• Understands system protocols, how systems operate and data flows. Aware of current and emerging technology tools and their benefits. Understands the building blocks, interactions, dependencies, and tools required to complete data transformation, data storage and data distribution.
• Engage with other team leads to implement data management program with high quality.
• Strong focus on innovation and enablement, contributes to designs to implement data pipelines for structured and unstructured data and deliver effective and efficient technical solutions.
• Ability to understand capital market business problems, study and transform data as needed.
• In collaboration with other leads define key data domains and attributes to help standardize the data model to drive data quality across the global enterprise.
• Contribute toward improving data quality of StoneX strategic data assets.
• Able to play role of solution architect and design feasible technical solution to complex business problems.
• Able to troubleshoot and solve production issues.
• Oversee the day to day operations of the junior data team members, participate in scrum and sprint rituals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering and/or Production Support across large enterprises.
• 3 years of hands on Data Engineering or Software Development experience in capital markets / trading industry
• Strong understanding of Enterprise architecture patterns, Object Oriented & Service Oriented principles, design patterns, industry best practices
• Experience in leading a small team of highly qualified technical performers is desired.
• Experience facilitating discussions and resolving issues across a diverse set of cross functional business & IT stakeholders.
• Foundation knowledge of Data Structures, Algorithms and Designing for performance.
• Proficiency in Python and working knowledge of C# and PySpark.
• Experience with Azure databricks desired.
• Experience in database technology like MSSQL or Postgres or MySQL and one of key value and document databases like MongoDB, DynamoDB, Casandra
• Excellent communications skills and ability to wok with business to extract critical concepts and transform into technical task items
• Ability to work and lead in an Agile methodology environment
• Ability to own end to end technical delivery of small and medium projects.
• Working knowledge of emerging generative AI technology is desired.