Data Platform Lead: Scalable, AI‑Ready Data Blueprint

Hedge Fund; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Hedge Fund in New York is seeking a highly experienced Data Platform Engineering Lead to own and scale its data platform. This hands-on role requires leadership in architecture and data governance, ensuring reliable data delivery for investment decisions.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of data engineering experience, particularly with Databricks and AWS. Responsibilities include building a high-performing team, maintaining data standards, and enabling AI capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on data engineering experience.
• Proven success with Databricks and AWS data platforms.
• Strong data governance background.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate the enterprise data platform end to end.
• Set standards for data modeling and governance.
• Build and mentor a high-performing data team.

Skills

Hands-on data engineering

Data modeling

Databricks

AWS

Python

SQL

Data governance

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Airflow

dbt

Job description

A leading Hedge Fund in New York is seeking a highly experienced Data Platform Engineering Lead to own and scale its data platform. This hands-on role requires leadership in architecture and data governance, ensuring reliable data delivery for investment decisions.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of data engineering experience, particularly with Databricks and AWS. Responsibilities include building a high-performing team, maintaining data standards, and enabling AI capabilities across the organization.