Senior Quantitative Data Engineer

DRW; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading trading firm as a Senior Quantitative Data Engineer in New York, where you'll lead the development of data platforms for mid-frequency trading strategies. This high-impact role involves collaborating with portfolio managers and researchers, managing data sourcing, and ensuring quality through effective data pipelines. The firm values innovation, autonomy, and the ability to adapt quickly, making it an exciting opportunity for driven professionals.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of employee benefits

401k with discretionary employer match

Short and long-term disability insurance

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building data intensive platforms.
• Prior experience working in a trading team with market understanding.
• Experience implementing modern data pipelines and data lakes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build-out of data sets for trading mid-frequency systematic strategies.
• Implement robust data pipelines and manage data quality.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers and quantitative researchers.

Skills

Data sourcing

Data quality management

Collaboration

Software engineering

Understanding of markets

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

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DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

Our MASS (Multi-Asset Systematic Strategies) team is looking for an outstanding Data Engineer to lead the data build-out of a mid-frequency systematic strategy. In this role, you will be tasked with planning, implementing, and maintaining the data platform for a quantitative systematic trading group.

This is a highly visible role where you can make significant impact to the trading desk. You will be working directly with the Portfolio Managers, Quantitative Researchers, and the Business Head to identify the business's data needs and implement high-quality data service for trading and research.

How You Make An Impact

• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers and Quantitative Researchers to identify data needs for a multi-asset systematic strategy group.
• Lead the build-out of industry-leading data sets for trading mid-frequency systematic strategies.
• Leading the implementation of the right data sourcing strategy, robust data pipelines, and data quality management.
• Owning all the data needs for trading purposes. Implementing processes to deliver timely and accurate data sets every day of trading.
• Design and development of features using proprietary or industry standard models.
• Supporting the trading desk enabling daily efficient operation.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• A bachelor’s or a master’s degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience building data intensive platforms.
• Prior experience working in a trading team. With in-depth understanding of markets and data needed to trade systematically.
• Prior experience sourcing and building high quality data sets for systematic strategies.
• Collaborated with Research teams and Quants.
• Prior experience implementing modern data pipelines and data lakes is preferable.
• Likes working in a fast paced and performance-oriented environment.
  
  

Bonus Points If You Have

• Working knowledge of high-level machine learning concepts and lifecycle.
• Prior experience dealing with unstructured data.
  
  

The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000, depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Information Technology, and Engineering

• Industries

  Capital Markets, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Financial Services

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