Data Developer

Octus; Pakistan; Remote; PKR 31,196,000 - 42,542,000; Full time

Job summary

A data analytics firm is seeking a Python-ETL Data Developer to assist in onboarding client data for the Sky Road platform and design their new Snowflake offering. The role requires strong Python skills and experience with databases. Key qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and expertise in relevant Python packages. The position offers a salary range of $110,000 - $150,000.

Benefits

Competitive health benefits

Matched 401k and pension plans

Generous parental leave

Gym subsidies

Educational reimbursements

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience with Python and ETL.
• Experience with data reconciliation methods and techniques.
• Financial Data Domain expertise with trades, positions, issuers.

Responsibilities

• Assist the data team with the ETL Framework.
• Design, implement and support the new Snowflake offering.
• Assist in incident resolution and day-to-day operations.

Skills

Python 3.x experience

Experience with Python packages: Pandas, Numpy, botos, sqlalchemy

Relational/NoSQL databases

Good communication skills

Teamwork skills

Motivation to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Scikit-Learn

Scipy

Matplotlib

PyTorch

REST API frameworks

Job description

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets. For more information, visit: https://octus.com/

Overview

Working at Octus: Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more.

Role

The Python-ETL Data Developer reports to Richard Christy as part of the team to build out our Snowflake offering as well as assist the data team with onboarding new client data within the Sky Road platform. The Sky Road platform provides trade processing, portfolio management, portfolio optimization, compliance, and credit management functions for alternative asset managers. Working under Rich’s guidance, this role will be focused on helping to onboard new client data into our MySQL application database in addition to designing, building, and supporting our new Snowflake offering. Python/ETL and Database skills, good communication and teamwork skills, and motivation to learn new skills are key to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Assis the data team with our ETL Framework written in Python as we ramp up the onboarding of new clients and decrease the turn-around time required to load new client data into the Sky Road platform MySQL database.
• Work with the data team to help design, implement and support our new Snowflake offering.
• Assist in timely resolution of incidents and supporting day-to-day operations when issues occur in production.
• Help to improve and maintain documentation for internal team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
• Python 3.x experience, at least 5 years
• Experience with Python packages: Pandas, Numpy, botos, and sqlalchemy
• Experience with Relational/NoSQL Databases, at least 5 years

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Python packages: Scikit-Learn, Scipy, Matplotlib and PyTorch
• Experience with server-side API frameworks such as REST
• Committed to maintaining a clean, readable, and consistent codebase by making thoughtful and well-integrated contributions and participating in GIT pull-requests/code reviews
• Financial Data Domain expertise. Experience with core financial data domains including trades, positions, issuers, instruments, industries, ratings, and pricing.
• Experience with data reconciliation methods and techniques.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Code Feedback is genuinely taken into consideration and can similarly be given via discussion and code reviews
• Team Contributions by supporting/contributing other team members ideas as well as contributing and accepting feedback on their own suggested ideas
• Feature/Bug Fix Delivery without frequent occurrence of significant rollbacks or issues
• Time Management of simultaneous short/long term projects including estimation, planning, development, and delivery
• Production support of the Sky Road platform including diagnosis and triage, data correction, and solution suggestion

Compensation and Equal Opportunity

At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The salary range estimate for this position is $110,000 - $150,000.

The actual compensation will be at Octus' sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors.

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.

Equal Opportunity Employer