Principal Data Visualization Engineer

Citadel Securities; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Citadel Securities in New York seeks a senior Principal Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a next-generation data visualization platform for client-facing analytics.

You will own reusable visualization frameworks, collaborate across product, engineering, and design, and mentor engineers while delivering high-quality, scalable visual solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience building sophisticated data visualization applications, platforms, or tooling.
• Strong collaboration across engineering, product, and design teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core visualization platform for client-facing analytics across the firm.
• Develop reusable visualization frameworks, design systems, and tooling to accelerate product development.
• Mentor engineers and drive technical reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
• Evaluate new visualization technologies to keep the platform cutting-edge.
• Translate complex business problems into clear, scalable technical solutions.

Skills

Data visualization

Web technologies

Leadership

Communication

UI/UX sensitivity

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in CS/Design/HCI/Engineering

Tools

D3.js

React

TypeScript

Python

WebGL

Job description

We are seeking a senior, hands-on technical leader to play a foundational role in shaping the next generation of data visualization tools for Citadel Securities’ client-facing products.

This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, data visualization, product design, and human-computer interaction. The ideal candidate will take ownership of building sophisticated client-facing applications and the reusable frameworks that support them. This person must possess strong engineering skills and exceptional visual judgment, with a deep understanding of how design choices can materially elevate the way complex financial information is understood.

The Principal Engineer will partner closely with product and engineering teams to balance usability, performance, and maintainability. The initial focus will be on delivering a small number of distinctive, high-quality client applications, with a mandate to extend this work into a scalable, firm-wide standard. This is a high-ownership opportunity for a builder who combines technical rigor with practical execution to turn complex data into clear, durable systems.

Location

New York

Responsibilities

• Design and build the core visualization platform for client-facing analytics and experiences across the firm.
• Develop reusable visualization frameworks, design systems, and tooling that enable teams to rapidly develop high-quality data products.
• Partner closely with Sales, Business Leaders, Engineering, Product Management, and Design to translate complex business problems into clear technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to continually improve the visualization platform.
• Drive innovation in how market, trading, and client data are explored, understood, and communicated.
• Provide technical leadership through hands-on development, design reviews, and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Strong technical execution and visual judgment.
• Significant experience contributing to sophisticated data visualization applications, platforms, frameworks, and / or developer tooling.
• Expertise in modern visualization technologies (e.g., D3.js, Observable, WebGL, Three.js, Vega, React, TypeScript, Python).
• Strong visual design instincts and a demonstrated understanding of typography, layout, color, visual hierarchy, interaction design, and information architecture.
• Deep understanding of how users consume and interpret complex information.
• Experience working across engineering, design, and product organizations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity, competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers, traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute, machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market’s and our clients’ most critical challenges. Together, we are forging the future of capital markets. For more information, visit citadelsecurities.com.