Senior Market Data Platform Engineer

NDR; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401K retirement plan

Flexible work arrangements

Tuition reimbursement & learning

Job summary

Ned Davis Research (NDR) is seeking a senior software engineer to own Java services, data ingestion, validation, and vendor integrations across market data platforms. You will work on Linux-based pipelines, SQL Server workflows, and cross-functional teams to modernize the platform.

The role focuses on safe refactoring of legacy systems, robust automated testing, and clear documentation, with opportunities to influence architecture and data services used by clients and internal tools.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering experience, with the competence expected of a very senior engineer.
• Strong Java development background.
• Experience in production systems involving databases and file-based workflows.
• Familiarity with SQL Server or similar relational databases.
• Experience with backend data pipelines, loaders, or integration platforms.
• Strong debugging, system design, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple repositories and shared libraries.
• Excellent communication and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development across Java services, libraries, and apps
• Improve data ingestion, validation, and serving workflows
• Work with SQL Server schemas and production databases
• Integrate vendor feeds and normalize data
• Debug production issues across code, data, and infra
• Refactor legacy systems safely
• Expand automated tests for parsing and data correctness
• Modernize platform architecture and practices
• Document key systems and processes

Skills

Java

SQL Server

Data pipelines

Debugging

System design

Cross-team collaboration

Ownership

Tools

Refinitiv

Bloomberg

Haver

MSCI

FactSet

Markit

Job description

Ned Davis Research (NDR) is seeking a senior software engineer to own Java services, data ingestion, validation, and vendor integrations across market data platforms. You will work on Linux-based pipelines, SQL Server workflows, and cross-functional teams to modernize the platform.

The role focuses on safe refactoring of legacy systems, robust automated testing, and clear documentation, with opportunities to influence architecture and data services used by clients and internal tools.