Hedge Fund Data Platform Engineer

Jain Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jain Global in New York seeks a Data Engineer to design and deliver customer-centric data products for hedge fund operations. You will source, clean, enrich data, and collaborate with Data Platform teams to maximize platform value and firm-wide utility.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in finance, strong Python SQL skills, and experience with cloud data stores and modern ETL tools. A hands-on, collaborative mindset and ability to work with Front Office stakeholders are essential.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc/PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or similar.
• 4+ years financial industry experience in Front Office/Quant/PM desks.
• Strong Python with data libraries; experience with Snowpark is a plus.
• Advanced SQL and experience with Snowflake/Redshift/BigQuery.

Responsibilities

• Implement customer-centric data products and translate needs into scalable data solutions.
• Build automated data quality checks and monitoring with minimal business impact.
• Manage data feed integration with external vendors and internal systems.
• Contribute to platform development with configurable frameworks and telemetry.
• Mentor junior analysts and drive data quality improvements.

Skills

Python

Pandas

Polars

Snowpark

SQL

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

Airflow

AWS

DevOps

DBT

Grafana/Prometheus

Datadog

ELK

Linux

Git

Vendor APIs

Education

BSc/MSc/PhD in Computer Science or related

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Airflow

DBT

Job description

Jain Global in New York seeks a Data Engineer to design and deliver customer-centric data products for hedge fund operations. You will source, clean, enrich data, and collaborate with Data Platform teams to maximize platform value and firm-wide utility.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in finance, strong Python SQL skills, and experience with cloud data stores and modern ETL tools. A hands-on, collaborative mindset and ability to work with Front Office stakeholders are essential.